The NFL proposed cutting each of the 32 teams' player costs by $40 million "in salary cap and/or benefits" in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already shortened the preseason to two games and forced teams to limit attendance or eliminate it entirely.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Network dropped the report Thursday evening and noted that "player leadership [is] strongly opposed to such a short-term hit."
The NFLPA wants to divide the shortfall over multiple future salary caps, while the league wants to absorb the financial blows immediately.