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PelisseroIt's not a, uh, yeah, it's not a, not a league issue. Um, you know, in terms of anything that, that I've heard though, So obviously, you know, you have people playing stadiums and things happen. It's going to impact more than one owner. What

Billdo you think is the biggest league issue right now that they're kind of hoping doesn't become bigger? Do we have one or is it just smooth sailing this year?

PelisseroI'd say it's a quiet time for the NFL in advance of a really wild time.

PelisseroThe NFL, based on everyone's expectations, is going to opt out of their TV deals in 2029. That's three years away. Like it's coming up. They're trying to open some of them early and do new deals. But like, that's the prelude. Those TV deals that are the prelude to the CBA being up in 31.

PelisseroThere's a new executive director in JC Tretter who's just taking over. They worked out a deal on the fines thing. If you saw that where, you know, players now, like the way the fines work and suspensions, basically three strikes and you're out on certain types of fouls. Like they worked that out, which is a good sign that like the sides can actually work together.

PelisseroThere's not like, yeah, there's not that overarching thing. You get three guys in the exempt list, you know, that's never ideal, but that's, you know, that'll play itself out. It's not totally uncommon. Business is good, man.

PelisseroThe salary cap is over $300 million.

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