If the NFL has a strike/work stoppage/lockout, will coaches, trainers, accounting, HR, et al, still get paid? I would think so, since they didn’t strike, and I assume the NFL teams can still make payroll if the games aren’t played.
I imagine some concessionaires and janitorial may not, if they’re only paid on game day. But that’s only about 8 of home game weekends out of a year, and they’re probably contracted out.
Good question.
How about things like refs and league officials? Does John Madden get a full year’s pay if there’s no announcing? Stadium organists? Police/EMS/Fire details and overtime?
The NFL already has a lockout, and has for the past month. The “league year”, which would have started a few weeks ago, has been delayed, and any activities which would have involved veteran players (such as off-season conditioning programs and injury rehab) aren’t happening.
It’s likely up to the individual teams (which are separate organizations) to determine how to handle their non-player employees (coaching staff, front office personnel) during the work stoppage, but I haven’t seen or heard any reports that any teams are laying anyone off at this point. Right now, teams are getting ready for the draft. But, some personnel at the teams don’t have much to do. I read a quote from Sean Payton (Saints coach) in Peter King’s SI.com column, indicating that his team’s strength coach is polishing and re-arranging the weight machines. 
Part of the reason that the teams were willing to have a lockout is that they’d negotiated a clause in their contract with the TV networks, which allowed the teams to still receive money this year, even if no games were played. However, the players have challenged the legality of that clause in court, and it may be that the clause will be invalidated.
If it gets to the point where actual games are cancelled, it’ll undoubtedly have an impact on the employees who would work at the games (security, concessions, etc.).
AFAIK, the league offices also has yet to make any staff cuts. Again, we’re still in the off-season; if games start getting cancelled, staff who directly work on the games (officials, NFL Films, etc.) may get affected.
No, but he didn’t get a full year’s pay last year, either – Madden retired from announcing in early 2009, and was replaced by Cris Collinsworth.
It’d be up to the TV networks to decide what to do with their NFL announcers. Some have other roles with their respective networks (Joe Buck, for example, also announces baseball for Fox), and are probably less likely to be affected, while others only do NFL broadcasts. That said, they likely all have contracts, and I have to imagine that the possibility of a work stoppage this year has been factored into those contracts.
Moved to the Game Room from GQ.
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One of the attorneys at my firm is a ref, and I asked him- he’s not getting paid if there are no games.
Does he still feel bad about that Chargers whistle?
Damnit! I was gonna ask if his guns were as impressive in real life 
The TV contract was ruled invalid by Judge Doty. There is an appeal, of course.
Some teams have already began furloughing low-level employees, but they’re not exactly trumpeting the news.
My brother and SIL both work for NFL teams. I BELIEVE my SIL is still working but she is thinking of quitting to stay at home with the kids. I believe this plan was hatched before the lockout but I don’t know what future employment issues are there. My brother is a college scout and a week before the draft is quite obviously VERY employed. No idea what will happen after the draft though. FWIW, neither of them seem that worried about it so my guess is, at least my brother will have his job.