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Report: Goodell Asks for Salary Reduction as NFL Implementing Pay Cuts, Furloughs Across League Staff

The NFL is implementing salary cuts and furloughs for league staff, according to the Sports Business Journal's Ben Fischer.

Per Fischer, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell additionally "asked last month" for his salary to be cut to $0. ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed Fischer's reporting, noting that a league spokesperson said Goodell's $0 salary began earlier this month. As a point of reference, the NFL's commissioner signed a five-year, $200 million extension in 2017.

The SBJ also reported that the salary cuts are tiered based on title and that no league employee earning less than $100 will be impacted.