The full salaries of team employees in Miami Dolphins restored, who took pay cuts of 10 to 20 percent during the National Football League lockout. Dolphins Chief Executive Officer Mike Dee announced the pay cuts two months ago, blaming poor season ticket sales resulting from the lockout.Team executives making more than $75,000 had their salaries slashed 20 percent, while those making less had pay cuts of as much as 15 percent, the Miami Herald said. “Our staff was outstanding, never complained, supported the cause,” Dee said yesterday in a news conference. “We were all in this together and it was great news to deliver to them, to be able to restore compensation back.”
The New York Jets also repaid lost wages to business employees who took unpaid furloughs and coaches who took pay cuts during the lockout, citing an unidentified person familiar with the situation. Jets owner Woody Johnson made the announcement yesterday at a team meeting in Florham Park, New Jersey, AP said.
At least seven NFL teams cut pay or furloughed employees during the four-month shutdown, including the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The lockout ended yesterday when the NFL Players Association approved a 10-year labor agreement.