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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will take a pay freeze in 2009 and cut his total compensation for 2008 by 20-25 percent, USA TODAY has learned. "The commissioner believes it will take a collective sacrifice of everyone to get through this difficult economic environment," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says.
Reported by USA Today
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As part of a league-wide salary freeze for all NFL employees, Goodell is freezing his current annual compensation of $11 million for upcoming fiscal 2009 even though his contract entitles him to an automatic pay raise. ... For what it's worth, Goodell's $11 million income would not rank among the top 25 NFL players salaries for the 2008 season.
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