NFL Commissioner Goodell Discussion

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FMIA: Roger Goodell’s Successor And 8 Issues Facing NFL In Near Future - Peter King, NBC Sports

Peter King's Football Morning In America column begins with a look at Roger Goodell's future and more issues facing the NFL soon.

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Report: Roger Goodell made $128 million over past two years

Posted by Mike Florio on October 29, 2021, 6:37 AM EDT


Because the NFL no longer operates as a tax-exempt trade association, the league has no requirement to publicly disclose Commissioner compensation. So it doesn’t.

That doesn’t mean Roger Goodell’s pay can’t be privately disclosed.

Ken Belson of the New York Times reports that Goodell made $128 million in the two-year period covering 2019-20 and 2020-21. Per the report, bonuses for completing a new labor deal and new TV contracts bolstered the total.

That’s an average, thanks to my well-honed math skills, of $64 million per year.

The period covers the pandemic, which triggered billions of dollars in losses for the NFL. It’s hard not to wonder how much more Goodell would have made over the past two years without the financial struggles created by the pandemic, which among other things caused the NFL to severely restrict spending. In 2020, for example, the NFL implemented furloughs and pay cuts in May 2020, after the draft.

Then again, maybe Goodell’s compensation wasn’t affected at all, given that he secured labor peace extending into the next decade and billions in broadcast revenue.

Belson’s report provides a rare glimpse into the earnings of the Commissioner. After the league decided to pivot from a structure that passed revenue through to the teams, which then paid the taxes, to a structure that pays taxes before distributions, information regarding Goodell’s compensation exited the public domain.

The bottom-line difference wasn’t significant. The move happened primarily due to P.R. considerations, because the league repeatedly was hounded by those who pointed out the tax-exempt status, and who created a false impression with the public that the NFL and its teams weren’t paying taxes at all.

Four years ago, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones opposed Goodell’s latest contract, arguing basically that the NFL was paying him too much money. Starting with the Ray Rice scandal in 2014, questions began to emerge regarding whether the league could pay someone else far less to do what Goodell does.

But what he does isn’t just preside over the generation of significant generational wealth. He’s the public pin cushion for unpopular decisions and policies, allowing the oligarchs to hide behind Big Shield while Goodell suffers the slings and arrows with a straight face.

Most recently, Goodell recited various talking points aimed at keeping the results of the Washington Football Team investigation secret. As NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith recently opined, Goodell won’t decide whether that information becomes public. The oligarchs make the call.

Goodell is simply the messenger. And he’s very well compensated for his efforts to provide cover for those who prefer their wealth and fame without a side of criticism and scrutiny.

 

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Report: Roger Goodell is negotiating yet another contract​

Posted by Mike Florio on February 18, 2022, 11:16 AM EST

When Commissioner Roger Goodell signed his most recent contract in late 2017, former NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart made the mistake of publicly declaring that the deal running through 2024 would be Goodell’s last one.

More than four years later, Lockhart is long gone — and Goodell is negotiating another contract.

Via John Ourand and Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, Goodell and the league currently are working on a new deal, and it “likely” will be finalized in the coming months. It will be his fourth new contract since getting the job in 2006.

“He’s at the top of his game right now,” an unnamed owner told SBJ regarding Goodell, who turns 63 tomorrow. “Why would we want him walking out the door?”

The other problem for the league, as noted by the report, is the absence of a clear successor. Coincidentally (or not), names that begin to draw buzz as potential Commissioner material end up leaving the league. In recent years, Tod Leiweke, Dean Blandino, Mary Ann Turcke, and Chris Halpin went from generating whispers regarding their potential to run the show to running (or being run) out the door.

Currently, the league is embroiled in multiple controversies. The fact that the owners would extend his stay with so many potentially troubling issues unresolved underscores the fact that there’s no clear alternative to captain the ship.

The SBJ also report hints at something we’ve mentioned before (and that is covered in Playmakers, my new book that’s coming out in three weeks and four days and could end up going out of stock so you should order now if you haven’t and no that’s not a marketing ploy OK maybe it is a little bit but it’s still true). The next Commissioner may need to be a more traditional CEO. The business is simply too big and too complicated to promote a current executive or to pluck someone from one of the teams or one of the law firms that know the league’s business intimately.

Goodell reportedly makes $65 million per year. Much of that compensation comes from the fact that he serves as the pin cushion for owners who prefer not to be scrutinized and/or criticized for unpopular or controversial policies and practices. Goodell, as he demonstrated in October when grilled about the ongoing Washington Commanders scandal, will keep a straight and stern face while offering up oft-implausible responses to tough questions, powering through, moving on, and taking the heat from media who see the obvious flaws in his explanations.

With more and more storm clouds gathering, the owners need someone who will serve as a steady and reliable mouthpiece. Someone who will say what needs to be said in order to best manage the various boiling pots. Goodell has demonstrated that he knows how to do it. Until they find someone else who won’t fold under questioning, the NFL needs Goodell more than Goodell needs the NFL.

 

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Goodell’s $25 Billion Revenue Goal Remains in NFL’s 2027 Sights

It was the NFL’s annual March owners meeting in 2010 where commissioner Roger Goodell first presented an ambitious goal: $25 billion in yearly league revenue by 2027, up from roughly $8 billion at the time. It meant adding $1 billion in new revenue every year for nearly two decades. Last week...

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