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Financial terms of the contract for Goodell,
who has been commissioner of the most popular U.S. sports league
since 2006, were not disclosed but multiple media reports said
the two sides agreed to a five-year deal worth $200 million.
The contract ends weeks of hostilities during which Dallas
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones threatened to sue the NFL and the six
owners on the compensation committee.
Jones had said he did not feel the committee understood his
demand that all owners - not just the ones who served on the
committee that were negotiating the contract - have a voice in
approving the terms of Goodell's extension.
"Our Committee unanimously supports the contract and believes
that it is fully consistent with "market" compensation and the
financial and other parameters outlined to the owners at our May
2017 meeting, as well as in the best interests of ownership,"
the committee said in the letter.
"We also have expressed in those conversations our strong and
unanimous belief that we should proceed to sign the agreement
now, consistent with the unanimous May resolution and to avoid
further controversy surrounding this issue."
According to the six-person compensation committee, there was a
nearly unanimous consensus among the ownership in favor of
signing the contract extension now.
Goodell has overseen significant revenue growth for the NFL but
has also been the subject of major scrutiny in recent years for
his handling of sensitive issues such as domestic violence and
concussions.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Ed Osmond)
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