Last May, it was reported NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was expected to receive another contract extension. That has yet to take place, but a deal is still likely in his case.
A new Goodell contract is expected to be finalized within the coming months, Mark Maske of Front Office Sports reports. No firm timeline is in place, but four sources he spoke with stated confidence an agreement will be reached in time for the upcoming round of CBA negotiations as well as discussions on new broadcast deals. Goodell’s most recent extension was signed in 2023, and it runs through next March.
The NFL opted to wait until a new NFLPA executive director was in place to begin talks on the latest collective bargaining agreement extension. J.C. Tretter returned to the union as its new ED earlier this year, although he is still in the process of polling players on their top priorities with respect to CBA talks. As a result, formal negotiations have still not begun. Meanwhile, the NFL is widely expected to reopen its broadcast deals early given the likelihood of securing more lucrative terms with an ever-expanding number of media partners.
An owners’ meeting has been set for August 26. It is on that date that the sale of the Seahawks – for a record-shattering $9.61 billion – is set to receive formal approval. Goodell’s contract status could also be discussed at that point, although Maske points to October’s quarterly meeting as a logical point for his extension to be finalized. It was in October 2023 that he is current deal was approved; when it expires, Goodell will be 68.
In place since 2006, Goodell succeeded the late Paul Tagliabue as the NFL’s second commissioner since Pete Rozelle. His tenure has seen the finances of the league benefit to an unprecedented degree, as evidenced by (among other things) the soaring prices of franchise sales. Domestic revenue has increased through a broadening of broadcast agreements, while international growth targeting a wide range of overseas markets has been a central league priority for several years. The next CBA – whenever it is finalized – is expected to include a further expansion of the regular season from 17 games per team to 18.
Goodell has drawn criticism on a number of fronts, with inconsistent discipline decisions and a reversal of the NFL’s stance on gambling once it was legalized among the topics which have led to scandals. Nevertheless, ownership has remained willing to extend his tenure on several occasions with minimal opposition emerging. Per Maske, no stumbling blocks to another deal are believed to exist.
During Goodell’s last round of contract talks, the NFL’s finance committee was authorized to finalize the deal without approval from owners being necessary. Whether or not that will be the case again remains to be seen, but in any event a new contract should be in place relatively soon.
Goodell was already making more money than any player in football. He should have to at least *occasionally* get tackled for that money.
One randomly suspended player and him in the old HS football head to head short yardage gauntlet every year, love it
Another event they could televise!
Hydration breaks or no?
The only sadder thing than reading this is when Ricketts extended Jed Hoyer. Wept for days.
The biggest glad hander on the planet should’ve run for office. Ol Roger doesn’t mind getting boo’d or lyin’ through his teeth for his high dollar ‘constituents’. Senator? Governor? He’s perfect
If you need any more proof that the owners hate football, read this headline.
A little surprised with Gruden lawsuit coming up in May of 2027.
The Gruden lawsuit is a individual one. He would still operate as commissioner. The owners fully support him. The NFL will probably settle this out of court anyways.
Good call. That will be juicy when all the inside info comes out to the public.
Owners are still hoping the proposed 36 Game Schedule is approved !!
Anyone else see the poison pill in this write up? Expanding to more media outlets. I already need 6 networks to watch games and I am going to need more?
That’s the biggest problem with sports today.
Amazon
ESPN
CBS
NBC
Fox
NFL network
6 networks to watch games and now they want to add a Friday night package.
When will it end?
When people stop buying the subscriptions.
I’m not sure the people have much choice. That only happens with another outlet.
I don’t need any. Why waste your money? Ahoy matey.
Only 6 networks? I’m surprised the Cartoon Network hasn’t secured the broadcast rights to Jets & Browns games!
when gamblers stop gambling.. so .. never
It ended for me when I cut the cord 4 or 5 years ago. Amazon Prime is only the streaming service I have but I don’t watch the games or anything else there either because they won’t allow viewing with a VPN. I just use Prime for the delivery service.
Of course the owners will keep extending him. He will announce the league will switch from tackle football to flag football by 2037!
Oh, did they delay the timeline?
remember the 2020 draft from his basement? what a time, what a year
Goodell has made franchise owners richer. Which is what they expect. He’s done it by increasing the amount of games and expanding into international markets. But none of that has done the fans any good. Billion dollar stadiums mean higher game day prices. These deals with streaming networks are an absolute mess to keep track of. Add in the flip flopping on sports gambling and that tells me the man doesn’t have one ounce of integrity in his body.
Photo caption: “Zero integrity but check out my balls”.
So stop watching, subscribing, going to games and buying merch. You have the power. Most yap and then fork over $.
I don’t subscribe to any streaming sites just to watch one game a week, go to any games, or buy merch (licensed merch at least). Still watch the games though. If the NFL had a streaming site where you could watch any game you wanted, anytime, I would pay a bucket of money for that. But the way they have it set up is to maximize every single penny they can, and screw the fans.
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