Though the next labor fight between the NFL and its players is more than two years off, one issue is already clear.
Avoiding a work stoppage in 2021 could depend on whether players can secure more guaranteed money in the next collective bargaining negotiations with the league.
"You can't look at it in a vacuum, because all these contracts are different," union president Eric Winston said. "But if a guy gets 30 percent guaranteed and we can push that to 50, or a guy gets 60 and we can push it to 80, we should try to do that.