None, when the current TV contract revenue is based on ratings that were 23% higher last year. When the league budgets, team budgets and the salary caps are based on revenue, losing 23% will present huge problems. Everyone is gonna take a huge hit over the next couple years as revenues continue to fall.
Remember, the CBA only runs through 2020. Good luck with the NFL trying to get the players to take pay cuts if this thing doesn't turn around. Remember when the NHL cleaned up its house - cancelling contracts and restricting salaries?
You do know that advertising revenue for the networks is up during NFL games right?
The fact of the matter is we’re going through a sea change in how people consume entertainment. ALL the ratings are down across the industry. Meanwhile the NFL is still consistently the highest rated thing out there.
The NFL doesn’t have to convince the players to take pay cuts. For one thing NFL revenue is UP. For another the cap is tied to a percentage of revenue so IF revenue drops (which it isn’t) the pay cuts are automatic. The NHL went through all that to get to a hard cap like the NFL. The NFL has had a hard cap for a quarter of a century.