The National Football League says it will lay off almost 14 percent of the league's staff as part of a cost-cutting plan in response to the recession.
The move to eliminate about 150 jobs over the next 60 days is a stark reminder that no sport, even the most popular in the United States, is immune to the slowdown.
The layoffs do not include jobs at teams, which are controlled by individual clubs.
The NFL employs 1,100 people in three locations: league headquarters in New York, NFL Films production facilities in New Jersey, and the NFL Network and NFL.com production facilities in Los Angeles.
Sports leagues around the world have been hit by the global financial meltdown, as consumers and companies cut back on spending.
