NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has had his contract extended through March 2027. It is the third extension for Goodell since he took on the job in 2006.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has received a three-year contract extension through March 2027, it was announced Wednesday.
Goodell, 64, has served as league commissioner since 2006. The economic framework of Goodell's new deal is not known but is expected to be incentive-laden and, considering the league's financial success, the most lucrative deal ever given to any commissioner in any sport.This is the fourth extension for Goodell, who took over for Paul Tagliabue on Sept. 1, 2006; the previous extensions came in 2009, 2012 and 2017.
Since his last extension, Goodell has helped finalize a collective bargaining agreement that has brought continued labor peace and new $100-plus billion media rights deals with CBS, NBC, Fox, ESPN and Amazon that makes the NFL the envy of other leagues. The NFL also has a multibillion dollar streaming deals with YouTube for its Sunday Ticket package of games.
The contract also affords the league the opportunity to groom a potential replacement for Goodell should he decide to walk away in 2027.
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