That doesn't appear to be the case.
They wanted him to take the deal they had offered, but knew he wouldn't take it when he's holding all the cards and can just wait to make even more money.
Of course they want him (don't know where 1big is getting that anyone said otherwise). But they didn't get a deal done when they easily could have which I think says quite a bit about their uncertainty over the impact of Covid.
TV contracts are fixed, but you know sporting event crowds are being prohibited in many states which will have a ripple effect on both team income and the cap too. I also doubt with the economy the way it is as many people and businesses can still afford NFL luxury suites.
So it's a shitshow already and there's probably going to be an impact next year, too. Until they can get vaccines not only developed but distributed to millions of people there absolutely will be a dip in revenues.
This virus is mutating too, so you have to keep creating vaccines similar to the way they make flu shots (if those processes will even apply). That takes a lot of time make happen, and you really can't start until there's an initial proven vaccine to begin with.
The only way to probably hedge is what KC did with the ten year monster deal.
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