Aside from the end of a football season, this is the single worst thing that football fans want to hear, especially with how crazy this country is over the sport.
NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith reportedly sent an email to every NFL agent that stated the union is “advising players to plan for a work stoppage of at least a year in length” when the collective bargaining agreement ends after the 2020 season.
“I can’t stress enough the importance of having our player members in a sound financial situation should a work stoppage occur.”
Any potential missed games will occur in the 2021 season.
“With a possible work stoppage less than two years away, this is the opportune time to set up a structured and organized savings and budgeting plan with your clients,” Smith wrote on Tuesday, according to News 5 Cleveland’s Lauren Brill. “Having a membership that is financially stable will only increase the chances of NFLPA player leadership getting a new CBA that will benefit not only players currently in the NFL but also the players that come after them and the ones that came before them.”
The last time the league dealt with a lockout was in July 2011, but everything was resolved before the beginning of training camp. The league has not missed a regular season game since the 1987 strike.
