NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell agree to contract extension through 2027
NEW YORK — The NFL has officially extended commissioner Roger Goodell's contract through 2027.
The NFL's compensation committee updated team ownerships at Wednesday's league meeting to inform them of the agreement.
Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones on his way out of league meeting hotel just confirmed Roger Goodell extension: “We voted for it, yes.”@YahooSports
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) October 18, 2023
Goodell, speaking shortly after in a news conference, declined to confirm whether this would be his final term as league commissioner. His tenure, which began in 2006, will reach more than 20 years by contract's end.
But as Indianapolis Colts team owner Jim Irsay noted on his way out, there's league precedent for a still-longer tenure. Pete Rozelle was months shy of 30 years on the job when he retired in 1989.
Goodell will remain as NFL commissioner through 2027 after an agreement was reached, per a league release. He has served in the position since 2006.
Goodell declined also to consider his legacy on the job, insisting he's focused much more on the work ahead than a retrospection. If he wanted to reflect, he said, he wouldn't be gearing up for another term.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell just received a 3-year extension through 2027.
“I’m honored to do this job and it’s not going to change how I do my day to day,” he said. pic.twitter.com/a3MHmwc9as— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) October 18, 2023
“I’m honored to do this job and it’s not going to change how I do my day to day,” Goodell said. "For the next three years, I'm going to bust my butt."
