The NFL wants to get a new collective bargaining agreement completed before the 2020 season in order to play it under peace between the owners and players.

The NFL has what may be an even more critical negotiation when they work on new television deals as the ESPN contract expires after the 2021 season and contracts with CBS, Fox and NBC are up after 2022.

“Some inside the league expect a ratings decline during the 2020 season after their numbers fell 8 percent during the last presidential election cycle in 2016,” Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal wrote.

“We are made for broadcast TV, but we are open to streaming," one NFL power-broker told Peter King. "It’s the next big thing, and the tech companies want to be involved in our game. They should. We’re the only lock money-maker in sports.”