Update: The NFLPA player representatives voted and approved the NFL's proposal, which included the items reported below, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The NFL is moving forward with its plan to prepare for and begin the 2020 season.
Source: The NFLPA player reps approve the NFL's proposal on their conference call. The deal is done. Let's play football.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 24, 2020
NFLPA says the COVID plan passed the board of player reps by a 29-3 vote.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) July 24, 2020
The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) announced today that the union had agreed unanimously to recommend the proposed changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2020, as the league tries to push forward with the season amidst a pandemic.
Training camps are expected to begin, as planned, on Tuesday, July 28, according to NFL Network.
San Francisco 49ers rookies, quarterbacks, and rehabbing players reported to the team's Santa Clara facility on Thursday for their first round of COVID-19 testing. They will undergo another test on Sunday, and the rest of the roster will start the same process on Tuesday.
A statement following our Executive Committee meeting: pic.twitter.com/pSkq369jeh
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) July 24, 2020
Several updates, including salary implications, are being reported.
More details from what is on the table and being discussed: 2020 will be no play, no pay. All salaries and incentives will go away if games are stopped.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 24, 2020
The players union has approved the proposal to reduce rosters to 80 players, but NFL teams will have until August 16 to do so. Whether it happens now or later, only 80 players—split into two groups—will be allowed into team facilities at once.
Current rosters are set at 90 players, which means teams have to decide now which players to cut.
On roster sizes: Teams can reduce rosters to 80 right now. By August 16, everyone must be at 80. Regardless, there needs to be 2 groups with only 80 players at facilities at time. Two groups are rookies and 2nd year players and then vets. https://t.co/OMgyuMmONz
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 24, 2020
It was reported earlier today that the $198.2 million salary cap for this season would not be reduced. NFL owners were pushing for a reduction to this and next year's cap number. The NFLPA wanted the impact of lost revenue to be spread out through 2030. Instead, it will be spread out over the next four years, with next year's figure potentially dropping to at least $175 million, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
