Holmgren: Browns would make full refunds (AP)

BEREA, Ohio (AP)—The Cleveland Browns will make full refunds with interest
on any tickets sold for games not played in the 2011 season.

Browns president Mike Holmgren said Monday the policy applies to “any
ticket that is sold in the stadium, from regular seats through suites and so
on.” He added he is “hopeful and optimistic” the season will be played in
full.

NFL owners locked out the players on Saturday, hours after the players’
union dissolved and 10 players filed a request for an injunction in U.S.
District Court that would stop the lockout.

“It is weird,” Holmgren said of the current labor situation.

He emphasized there won’t be any pay cuts for the coaching staff or any
layoffs for team personnel during the work stoppage.

“When we talked about our philosophy and how to handle this, we are going
ahead without any of that stuff,” Holmgren said. “If the time comes where all
of a sudden, financially, we are getting struck down it probably starts with me.
I’ve got to contribute to the pot, although, I will go on record that I am not
working for one dollar a year.”

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and lead negotiator Jeff Pash have lowered
their salaries to that amount during the lockout.

“Our philosophy is that we are going to keep people working,” Holmgren
added. “When I said business as usual … I was really referring to that. We
have a lot of good people here working very, very hard doing their jobs and we
will continue to do that.”