WASHINGTON (AP) – The financial information the NFL has offered to turn over during labor negotiations doesn’t include the data requested nearly two years ago by the head of the players’ union.
In a letter dated May 18, 2009 – a copy of which was obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press – NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith asked Commissioner Roger Goodell to “provide audited financial statements concerning the operations of the 32 clubs and the league.”
Smith attached a list of 10 categories of information he sought, including:
– total operating income;
– total operating expenses;
– profit from operations;
– net income;
– cash and investment assets.
The NFL proposed this week to provide new financial data, but the union said it wasn’t enough to satisfy the players’ call for full disclosure.
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