nytimes.com - 12/10/2008
—
The N.F.L., widely considered the most successful sports league in North America, will reduce its staff by about 150 employees after the Super Bowl. >
profootballtalk.com - 12/9/2008
—
profootballtalk.com —
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told employees in a
memo today that the league will eliminate about 150...
jobs. That represents about 14 percent of the league’s total staff of 1,100. The cuts will come at the league headquarters in New York City, ...
(more)
NFL LAYS OFF 150 EMPLOYEES
Comments
Blog Reactions
Morning Wood
F Juice.com —
... that ruptured his chick’s eardrum when he gave her a passionate kiss? He kiss her fo’ fo’ ow a!
In Arizona, a fake UPS truck was caught trying to deliver 2,118 pounds of fine weed. Matt Leinart was not named in the arrest.
Curious to know the most retarded baby names from 2008?
Economic hard times have fallen on the NFL, who will be cutting 150 jobs. Roger Goodell ...
Story of sports media 2008.
Sports Media Watch —
... , 9% of its workforce. The NFL, which will miss its revenue goal by $50 million during the fiscal year, cut 150 jobs in December -- 10% of its staff. Hundreds of jobs were cut in NASCAR, which endured its own " ...
Peter Warrick sighting, an argument for drafting defensive player
Cincy Jungle —
... about addressing tackle in the first round for another defensive play-maker.
AFC North report card.
The Tennessee Titans and Albert Haynesworth are in talks. John Clayton writes that the "Titans didn't rule out paying Haynesworth $12 million per year plus considerations."
The new developmental football league called the United National Gridiron League, will push their debut back from February 8, to March 22.
The NFL is eliminating 150 jobs at NFL Network and NFL Films. The Colts are eliminating 25 jobs, the ...
Where does Bettman's salary rank among sports bosses, players?
Puck Daddy —
... Taken as a percentage of League revenue, Bettman's salary is elephantine. Consider that the NFL made a reported $6.5 billion in 2008, and even that triggered job cuts; the whole enchilada for the NHL for 2007-08 was $2.5 billion, according to SBJ. (Goodell's numbers were from the most recent fiscal year available.) ...
Related Content
D-Backs cut 31 employees from front office
azcentral.com 11/9/2008 — The Diamondbacks cut 31 employees from their front office Friday, moves that team President Derrick Hall said were a result of rising expenses and a sluggish economy. "This move was strictly about efficiency," Hall said. "We had to take a good, hard ...
NFL lays off 150.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — The economic downturn continues to affect the world of sports.
The NFL will cut 150 jobs, or "more than 10 percent of its headquarters staff", in the next sixty days due in part to the crumbling economy. The cuts will affect "its staff of 1,100 in ...
Economic impact on the NFL.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/12/2008 — The slumping economy is even impacting the advertising juggernaut that is the National Football League.
The Super Bowl, traditionally the highest rated program of the year, provides what is described in The Economist as "a 'symbolic pulse-taking' for ...
MLB.com lays off 4.5 percent of employees
sports.espn.go.com 12/11/2008 — Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the company that runs the sport's highly successful Internet division, laid off about 4.5 percent of its workers last week.
Sports and the Economy
sportsagentblog.com 1/13/2009 — Being a casualty of the economy myself, I know how hard it is to find a job, let alone one that pays well. While athletes are still making their millions, we may see in the near future that the size of the contracts decrease.
D-Backs Layoff 31 Front Office Employees, Cite Economy as Reason
bizofbaseball.com 11/10/2008 — The Arizona Diamondbacks have cut 31 employees from the front office, or approximately nine percent of the staff, in an effort to be more efficient during the economic downturn. The reduction in staff leaves close to 300 full-time employees.
Favre expects Jets to make playoffs (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 12/10/2008
Brett Favre has been through too many playoff races to allow his confidence to waver. Nope, not even now, with the New York Jets going from anointed as an AFC Super Bowl favorite to being labeled a huge disappointment in just two weeks. "I expect us ...
