The Green Bay Packers remain profitable, just not as much as they have been in recent years.
And as the only NFL team that opens its books to the
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Packers officials said Wednesday that the team posted an operating profit of $9.8 million in the fiscal year that ended March 31, down from $20.1 million the
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Differing perspectives on Pack report
The Packers' financial disclosure was just the latest event to illuminate the gulf between the league and the union as they work on a
Denver Broncos jersey new labor deal, Jason La Canfora writes. More ... Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy attributed the decrease mostly to escalating player costs, putting the team squarely in the middle of a contentious debate between players and owners over a new collective bargaining agreement.
"There are some trends that we have seen over the last couple of years that continued, and obviously one of
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