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The NFL’s Compensation Committee informed all owners Wednesday that Goodell has signed a new contract, extending his tenure as league commissioner, Pro Football Talk first reported.
The deal is for roughly $200 million over five years, according to multiple reports, although almost 90 percent of that is dependent on Goodell meeting certain financial criteria.
In a memorandum, all owners were notified that a “binding contract extension has been signed by the Commissioner and by Arthur Blank, on behalf of the League entities.” The memo also states that it was a “nearly unanimous consensus” to finalize the extension Wednesday.
Consider Jones, the 28-year Cowboys owner, not in Goodell’s corner. He was the ringleader of a multi-owner conference call on Oct. 26 in which the Cowboys owner and others discussed whether they could halt a possible extension for Goodell. The war began after Goodell slapped Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott with a six-game suspension after he was accused of domestic violence by an ex-girlfriend.
Other NFL owners had issues with Goodell for numerous reasons, including the relocation of teams to Los Angeles and the league’s bungling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case.
Goodell, 58, caused a stir in November after his contract demands — $49.5 million per year, a lifetime private jet, and health insurance for his family — leaked to the media. Goodell has made over $200 million in his career as NFL commissioner, a role he assumed in 2006.