The National Football League and its 32 teams have slashed expenses to save ``a significant amount of money'' as economic turmoil cuts revenue and increases costs, Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
The credit crunch's effect on business partners, fans and team owners in the U.S.'s most-watched television sport is being monitored, he told reporters yesterday at a league meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida.
``We have done some significant belt tightening,'' Goodell said. ``We have looked at our cost structure. Clubs have looked at their cost structure.''
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