Commissioner Roger Goodell‘s current contract expires in 2019, though an extension was expected to be reached prior to the regular season getting underway. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen, the six-man compensation committee is expected to have a conference call on Wednesday to produce a specific term proposal for Goodell.
Also included on the call will be Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who has made himself the unofficial seventh member of the compensation committee, which also includes fellow owners Arthur Blank (Falcons), Clark Hunt (Chiefs), Robert Kraft (Patriots), John Mara (Giants), Bob McNair (Texans) and Art Rooney II (Steelers). And, according to ESPN’s sources, Jones considers himself a representative of the remaining 26 owners who are not on the compensation committee, and he is impeding a new deal for Goodell. One person familiar with the contract negotiations said, “If not for Jerry, this deal would be done.”
Interestingly, but perhaps not coincidentally, Goodell was informed that Jones would take part in the process within the same time frame as the commissioner was deciding the eventual six-game suspension of Cowboys’ star running back Ezekiel Elliott for violation of the league’s domestic violence policy.
Jones has told the compensation committee that the other 26 owners believe Goodell is significant;y overpaid. As Schefter and Mortensen write, “Goodell’s earnings of more than $200 million since he was elected commissioner in 2006 — including a $44 million salary in 2015 — is at the core of Jones’ aggressive strategy in communicating with fellow owners.”
Some owners believe an extension is imminent all the same, while others believe there is no way a new deal gets reached anytime soon. Even if an extension is offered, it is unclear whether Goodell would be happy with it, as he would have to meet certain incentives to realize the same salary he has enjoyed in the past.
Jones was unavailable for comment and the league declined comment.
John Mara is Goodell’s buddy, so he won’t be objective, but Jerry will make the others comply with his wishes!
Goody is certainly not Rozelle
Goodell needs to go
For trying to clean up the game of thuggery?
For a complete spastic dictator who is a proven liar
No, for trying to clean up the game of thuggery and failing catastrophically because he has no idea how to run an investigation
I agree Goodell needs to go but where was Jerry when it was Brady facing suspension? If Elliott wasn’t facing suspension he wouldn’t care. The reason you have a committee is to represent every team. Jones saying he represents the other teams is bogus.
Jones is pondscum and Goodell is a dolt.
Just FTR.
Agreed
In surprised any of the owners want him back after some of the ways he’s handled the suspension he’s managed to tic off 3 of the top owners on their jones kraft and blank they have all had key suspect suspensions and fines in blanks case
jerrys just mad….he probably wants the Zeke mess to go away before he signs off….Goodell sucks but he does exactly what the ownerss want.
Not the salary average American workers make.. Grossly overpaid…
As attractive as that job is, they don’t have to pay that kind of $. I suspect there are some very capable people who would take that job for a fraction of that amount.
Can we get rid of Jerry and Goodell. Both overpaid and have too much influence
Facts because if it wasn’t for Jones’s influence, the Rams would still be in St. Louis
The players union has to be licking their chops about Jerry carrying this torch. The players would never lose money going on strike or sacrifice leverage on pensions just to get rid of Goodells brand of justice. So Jerry doing it for them has to thrill them.
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!