Seth Vigdor
It was just revealed that Roger Goodell reportedly made $34.1 million dollars last year. We already know that he has no clue how to punish players in the league properly. However, we just learned that he’s apparently found a way to royally screw players where it hurts, their wallets.
According to the Wall Street Journal, an arbitrator has ruled that the NFL hid as much as $120 million dollars in revenue from players.
Deadspin broke down the issue at hand.
“Over the past three years, the NFL withheld “waived gate” revenue from the players, reports Matthew Futterman. According to the collective bargaining agreement, teams can withhold money from the sale of certain luxury boxes, personal seat licenses, and stadium naming deals, to help fund stadium construction costs. That’s what the NFL says they did here, but the arbitrator ruled that “waived gate” revenue revenue counts as typical ticket sales, of which the players receive 40%. That’s how you get the players’ share of around $50 million from $120 million in withheld revenue. The NFLPA discovered the discrepancy when conducting an audit of the league’s books; it is unclear why it took them three seasons to notice it.”
I have a question for everyone. If Goodell doesn’t know how to properly discipline the criminals in his league and he’s essentially stealing money from the pockets of his players, what the hell good is he? And why in the blue hell does this ass clown make so much money? It’s an outrage!