Commissioner Roger Goodell Takes 20 Percent Pay Cut Amidst Layoffs

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced today that he is taking a 20 percent cut from his $11 million salary as the league deals with the impact from the economic downturn. The league offered voluntary layoffs, and to date has had 169 personnel do so. The layoffs have come from holding such as NFL Films, which laid off 21 of its 283 employees in March, followed by the league seeking another 150 ?voluntary separations?. According to The AP, ?The NFL announced Dec. 9 it would reduce its staff of 1,100 by 10 to 15 percent. Seventy-six people took buyouts while 45 jobs were eliminated and 48 openings went unfilled.? Goodell has the second highest commissioner salary behind MLB?s Bud Selig at over $18 million. ? OTHER NEWS ACROSS THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK "Straps" Could be Latest Promo Craze for MLB, Minors - The Biz of Baseball Anti-Doping Chief Wants Baseball To Come Clean - The Biz of Baseball ...