Report: NFLPA says league could lose $3B in revenue if stadiums empty in 2020

The National Football League Players Association told player agents Monday that the NFL could lose roughly $3 billion in revenue if the league's teams are forced to play games in empty stadiums in 2020, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports.

The union also said players could be tested for COVID-19 around every three days as part of the NFL's safety protocols, a source told Fowler.

The league and NFLPA agreed in March to a new collective bargaining agreement that includes a force majeure clause, which shields both sides from liability in the case of an extraordinary event like the coronavirus pandemic. Fowler notes the clause would allow the two sides to negotiate a plan for dealing with salary-cap losses in 2021.

The league is still operating on the assumption that training camp will proceed in late July, with some semblance of a preseason to follow before the regular season begins in the fall.

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