NFL interested in dramatic overhaul of players' salary structure

For some of the highest-paid players in the NFL, a potential change to how the league's stars are paid might not sit well if it ends up coming to fruition. The NFL is getting closer to starting talks on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and there will certainly be goals the league hopes to achieve during the negotiations. Expanding both the regular-season slate and the international schedule is rumored to be a top priority.

Still, one other potential change top NFL reporters are expecting could be put on the table: a cap on individual players' contracts. While no details on how it would work have been reported, speculation suggests it would be similar to the NBA, where max contracts are based on predetermined formulas. And while most players would likely get on board with this type of setup, since it would make more money available to the majority of the league's players, there is room for it to end disastrously for the league.

That's because the group of players who tend to be the highest-paid in the league is quarterbacks. They also tend to be locker room leaders for their franchises. However, they don't tend to be strongly represented in the NFL Players Association, which the league will be negotiating with on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement – Bears third-string signal caller Case Keenum is the only quarterback on the executive committee, and Houston's second-stringer Davis Mills is the only lead player rep at the position.

So expect the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league, such as Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, and Joe Burrow, to be a bit upset if the NFL starts coming for their money. But don't be surprised if the league pushes to do so anyway. This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: NFL interested in dramatic overhaul of players' salary structure