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John Middlecoff, the speaker in this segment, notes that all teams share a common financial pool sourced from television revenue, which typically underpins player salaries. With a hypothetical salary cap of $250 million, the disparity in tax burdens does indeed affect players’ take-home pay, but it does not alter the profit margins for team owners. Therefore, while players may advocate for an adjusted salary cap, owners are unlikely to support such measures since increased expenses do not correlate with increased income.