The NFL, already wrestling with issues such as player protests and declining television ratings, is apparently under attack from within. In May he, along with the other 31 team owners, voted to extend Goodell’s contract and left the compensation committee to work out the details. The movement is becoming an increasing worry for NFL owners, some of whom believe it is hitting the league’s bottom line. “There is no question the league is suffering negative effects from these protests,” Jones said in October. One NFL team executive told ESPN that Jones’s displeasure was shared with others, and it is a lack of an alternative that may save Goodell.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2017 22:52 UTC