It's 4 More Years for Goodell

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been extended. Team owners on Sunday signed off on a new four-year deal that keeps him in the job through the 2030 season, ESPN reports, with his contract set to end March 31, 2031. At that point, Goodell will be nearly 72 and will have logged 24 years in the job he took over from Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who heads the league's compensation committee, told clubs the package is overwhelmingly tied to performance, with more than 95% of Goodell's pay linked to league and commissioner benchmarks and subject to the committee's discretion. The agreement lines up with the NFL's current labor deal with players, which also runs to March 2031.

Since Goodell took over, franchise values have exploded: the Vikings sold for $600 million just before his tenure began; this year, the Seahawks went for a record $9.61 billion. The financial terms of Goodell's new contract weren't immediately released. He reportedly made $63.9 million for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, per the AP. The NFL hasn't been required to disclose Goodell's compensation on an annual basis because the league office is no longer structured as a tax-exempt trade association.