Overview
- The NFL Compensation Committee told team owners on Sunday that Commissioner Roger Goodell will remain in the role through the 2030 season under a contract that runs until March 31, 2031.
- The league says the deal was drafted with independent compensation experts and outside counsel and links over 95 percent of Goodell’s pay to measurable league development and success metrics.
- Several prominent owners including Robert Kraft, John Mara, Shad Khan, Jimmy Haslam, Michael Bidwill and Greg Penner signed the owners’ letter announcing the extension.
- The NFL declined to disclose exact financial terms of the new contract, while documents released in 2022 showed Goodell earned about $128 million across fiscal years 2019–2020.
- Goodell, who has led the league since 2006, will continue to steer commercial work such as international games and media rights and could influence talks about an 18‑game regular season, a change that would affect scheduling and player workloads.