NFL commish Goodell agrees to 4-year extension — SkimNews
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- Roger Goodell agreed to a four-year extension running through the 2030 season, with the contract expiring on March 31, 2031, the NFL announced Sunday
- Robert Kraft, chairman of the compensation committee and New England Patriots owner, said the deal is 'heavily performance based' with more than 95% of total compensation tied to Goodell's and the NFL's performance against various metrics
- Goodell will be nearly 72 at the end of the deal and will have served 24 years as commissioner — this is his fifth extension since replacing Paul Tagliabue on Sept. 1, 2006 (prior deals in 2009, 2012, 2017, 2023)
- Financial terms weren't disclosed; Goodell reportedly earned $63.9 million for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, and the league is no longer required to disclose his compensation annually
- NFL team valuations skyrocketed under Goodell: the Minnesota Vikings — the last team sold before he took over — went for $600 million, while the Seattle Seahawks sold this year for a record $9.612 billion
- The NFL's current collective bargaining agreement, which Goodell helped finalize in 2020, expires in March 2031 — the same month his new extension ends
- The league is playing a record nine international games this season as it continues expanding its global reach under Goodell
Why it matters: The extension locks Goodell through the next CBA negotiation (both expire March 2031), giving owners a single commissioner to shepherd the next labor deal while tying 95%+ of his pay to performance metrics — a notable structure for a leader under whose tenure franchise values jumped from $600M to $9.6B.
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