Patriots and Jets present shared plan - 1 of 4 presented to owners

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http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

NFL | Owners continue to meet and review plans
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:19:45 -0800

Todd Archer, of the Dallas Morning News, reports NFL owners continue to meet regarding a revenue sharing plan. However, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did not sound optimistic Wednesday, March 8. He said he doesn't think they are progressing. "I think it will go down to the last minute. I think we probably had a step back," Jones said. Four plans have been presented to the owners, including one by the Cowboys. The New England Patriots and New York Jets have a shared plan, while the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens also presented plans. If owners cannot come to an agreement, the free-agent market will begin at 12:01 a.m. EST Thursday, March 9, with a $94.5 million salary cap. With a deal, free agency could be delayed again while the salary cap is raised to around $105 million.

 

[DefenseRules]

PFT had a little more detail.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Per ESPN, the owners are looking at two revenue-sharing models. Under a system proposed by the Steelers, each team would put 25 percent of local revenues into a pool that would be distributed to the teams at the lower end of the earning spectrum.

The Patriots and Jets are proposing an expansion to a little-known system of supplemental revenue sharing that's already in place. We've previously heard that there is some dissatisfaction regarding the manner in which the NFL currently divvies up the additional revenue; presumably, the Pats/Jets plan will hinge enhanced revenue sharing to factors such as a franchise's overall financial picture -- and its efforts (or lack thereof) to earn more money on its own.

We've previously proposed a system that takes a set percentage of the local revenue of every team and funnels it to players on a league-wide basis according to factors such as seniority and performance. But who in the hell listens to us?