NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, once embattled, now would have job security through 2024. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Roger Goodell is close to completing a five-year contract extension to remain in place as NFL commissioner at least through 2024, according to a person familiar with the deliberations. News of the prospective extension comes at a time when Goodell’s relationships with a key owner and the NFL Players Association are back under scrutiny. The NFLPA is appealing the suspension and Goodell appointed Harold Henderson, a former labor executive for the league, to hear the case. The NFL, after surrendering its nonprofit status, no longer must disclose publicly the salaries of Goodell and other top executives.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2017 12:33 UTC