After the NFL reportedly told players they would like to keep 35 percent of their 2020 salaries in escrow because of the potential financial impact that Covid-19 could have on the season, Tennessee Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan took to Twitter to voice his opposition to the plan.
The league is looking to take the measure in the event that revenues are lost because of things like cancelled games or stadiums having less than full capacity as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lewan was having none of that, and suggested that there needs to be new NFLPA leadership if the plan is agreed to.
If this happens we need an entirely new PA @NFLPA https://t.co/Kp4jJTkWzj
— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) July 8, 2020
NFLPA executive Don Davis is on the same page as Lewan and says the union’s response to the league was “basically, we told them to kick rocks.” It’s important to note that any escrow plan must be collectively bargained.
This escrow plan comes on the heels of the NFL’s plan to cut the preseason short to two games, something that the league hasn’t publicly announced just yet. Such a move would cut revenues even more. The NFLPA is opposed to that plan and instead wants no preseason games.
Lost revenues are almost a given at this point because of the likelihood that NFL games won’t have full attendance. The Titans recently sent a letter to their season-ticket holders saying Nissan Stadium would, more likely than not, be at less than full capacity for games during the upcoming season.
But it appears any plan to offset some of that lost revenue by holding players’ salaries in escrow is a non-starter for the NFLPA — and understandably so.
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