Report: NFL owners expected to OK Roger Goodell contract extension

NFL owners are expected to approve a contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell at their spring league meeting, The Athletic reported.

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May 22, 2025, 9:49 AM

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NFL owners are expected to approve a contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell at their spring league meeting on Wednesday, The Athletic reported.

Goodell, 66, has been commissioner since 2006, and his current contract expires in March 2027.

He last received a contract extension — his fourth — in 2023.

The NFL’s 32 owners are expected to discuss and approve a contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell today, sources say.

Goodell, 66, has been commissioner since 2006. His current deal runs through 2027. pic.twitter.com/IzYQSo6lnH

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) May 21, 2025

The league does not disclose Goodell’s salary, but at the time of his most recent extension, ESPN said he reportedly earned $63.9 million annually in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

Goodell has overseen league growth both domestically and internationally. Teams are more valuable now than ever, thanks in part to a media-rights deal that Goodell helped to negotiate, with the Washington Commanders sold for a record $6.065 billion in 2023. The annual draft now is held in rotating league cities, drawing hundreds of thousands of fans. The NFL also has expanded its global footprint, with seven regular-season games set to be played outside the United States in 2025.

Goodell is the eighth NFL commissioner and his tenure is second in length only to Pete Rozelle, who served from 1960-89.

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Another season of the “Brotherly Shove” is coming soon after NFL owners failed to pass a proposal to ban the rugby-style, short-yardage play commonly employed by the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

A proposal to eliminate any play involving pushing or shoving ballcarriers forward did not receive the required 24 votes of support on Wednesday at the NFL owners meetings in Eagan, Minn. ESPN reported the final vote was 22-10.

The Eagles brought a secret weapon for their pre-vote argument on Wednesday. Retired center Jason Kelce joined the Philadelphia contingent led by franchise owner Jeffrey Lurie to present the team’s argument for maintaining the legality of the play.

Shortly after the vote was taken and it was clear a ban wouldn’t be implemented, the Eagles posted a picture of Jalen Hurts under center against the Green Bay Packers with the words “Push On” above the quarterback’s head.

Green Bay was the team that drafted the proposal, citing player safety concerns. The Packers play the Eagles on Nov. 10 in a “Monday Night Football” game at Lambeau Field.

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