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Unbelievable! Incompetence should not be rewarded.
Btw there's someone named Scooby writing articles for SI.com now.
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Report: Roger Goodell Close to Receiving Contract Extension
SCOOBY AXSON
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is close to receiving another contract extension, reports Sports Business Journal.
Though a deal is most likely to get done, those talks for Goodell's new deal have not progressed, ESPN.com's Adam Schefter reports.
Goodell, 58, has been the top executive in the nation's most popular sport since Sept. 1, 2006, when he succeeded Paul Tagliabue.
Goodell's current contract ends in 2019 and his new deal will extend him until the year 2024.
While no terms were reported, the new deal is expected to be similar to his past deal with compensation exceeding $30 million.
Goodell made $44 million in the 2013–14 fiscal year and $34 million the next year. His salary and bonuses don't have to be reported anymore as the NFL dropped from being a tax-exempt, not-for-profit company in 2015.
Through his tenure as the commissioner, Goodell has had to deal with several issues, including player discipline and safety, and team scandals such as the New England Patriots' dealing in Spygate and Deflategate and Bountygate involving the New Orleans Saints.
Labor peace has also been an issue, with the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire in 2020. The NFL survived a lockout in 2011, before the owners and the union reached an agreement.
NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith told The MMQB last week that an NFL strike or lockout in 2021 is 'almost a virtual certainty.'
http://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2...oger-goodell-is-getting-a-contract-extension/
4 reasons Roger Goodell is getting a contract extension
By: Michael Colangelo
Roger Goodell is a great punching bag for fans and the media. He always seems to do the wrong thing. He over-suspends — Brady and Deflategate — or under-suspends — Ray Rice — players every time he gets power over discipline. He has a contentious relationship with DeMaurice Smith of the NFLPA. He has been slow to react to the changing media landscape.
He angered two of the most powerful owners in the NFL — Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft. For all of the above issues, he will be rewarded with a five-year contract extension. For all the mistakes made by Goodell, here is why he is being extended:
1. The man knows how to make money
Plain and simple the growth of the league has never been higher under Goodell. Prior to his role as commissioner, he worked with NFL International and was one of the leads on new content and television rights deals. He might not be good at doling out discipline, but he is great at increasing the NFL’s bottom line. That’s simply not debatable. He knows how to make money.
He knows how to sell the NFL. He understands the need for new products and new partners. Just look at what he did to sell Thursday Night Football rights to tech companies. The rights aren’t even exclusive and he’s still squeezing money out of these deals.
We haven’t even discussed relocation fees owners have been able to receive. Public funding for stadiums still exist. League expansion is constantly being discussed. International growth is finally starting to gain traction.
This is the most important thing to owners. They all want to win, but in the end, they all care about making money more. They understand that although Goodell doesn’t always make good operational decisions when it comes to actual football, he knows how to make money. He knows how to grow the game. He understands the economics better than almost anyone involved. It’s Goodell’s best skill, and it’s his most important skill.
2. He’s a great and willing target
Goodell seems to understand that there’s no way to please everybody. He has to do what he thinks is right for the game. He has to do what is best for 32 constituents. That may mean being booed in New England. It may mean having fans fly over his vacation home with derogatory remarks attached to a plane. It may mean thousands of people wearing a shirt that depicts him as a clown. He’s a target, and there’s simply no way getting around it.
The NFL owners like that. They don’t want to be the objects of scorn. Goodell isn’t the one making money off of players who may suffer head injuries that lead to CTE. It’s not Goodell’s money that goes into the salary pool — or is hidden from the salary pool. And, it’s not his desire to make money hand over fist while leveraging stadium deals with local governments.
Most of the time the owners would be the villains. No one cheers for billionaires who take advantage of their fans and labor pool. But, it’s never the owners that get the criticism that Goodell receives. He’s a willing target and owners can’t buy that type of protection — well they can, and it comes with a five-year extension.
3. Continuity matters
The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement runs out prior to the 2021 season. Roger Goodell’s contract runs out in 2019. That’s a problem. Two years is not enough time for new leadership to take control of the league, understand its problems, engage and build relationships with the players and NFLPA leadership, and negotiate any new television deals that are coming up at the same time of the CBA.
Goodell almost made it necessary that the NFL keep him around. The NFLPA is already telling everyone who will listen a work-stoppage is coming. The commissioner has a history of dealing with them and has already gotten one CBA negotiation done without actually missing any games.
Commissioners don’t lose their jobs unless they want to or unless they really mess up. Gary Bettman has been the commissioner of the NHL forever. David Stern basically had a lifetime appointment with the NBA until he retired.
Bud Selig stepped down, but he could’ve stayed on if he wanted. Continuity is extremely important. It helps with players associations but also helps with business partners who have done deals with current leadership. Goodell leaving in 2019 would have created unnecessary chaos.
4. He’s not that bad
I know this is impossible to say to Cowboys fans — or Patriots, Saints or Dolphins fans — but Goodell isn’t as bad as everyone makes him out to be. It’s fun to flip out in the current internet age. Roger Goodell has a thankless job. There is no winning.
In the end, he’s avoided lockouts and grown the game. He also is hopefully gaining important institutional and experiential knowledge that no one else could have without what he’s gone through. Goodell doesn’t want controversy, it just happens because someone is always going to disagree with him at every decision.
He’s done what has been asked. He’s made many — A TON — of mistakes. The hope is that he will learn from there and continue growth. He’s also had numerous success stories.
Commissioner of the NFL is a pretty thankless position. He’s never going to be loved by all players and fans. Adam Silver has an amazing Q-rating and there are still people mad at him for decisions he makes. Goodell is in charge of the most popular sport in the United States.
He’s been criticized left and right. The thing is, he isn’t an employee of the fans. He’s an employee of the 32 owners in the NFL. For those 32 people, he’s done a fine job. That means there was little chance he wouldn’t be extended.
Btw there's someone named Scooby writing articles for SI.com now.
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Report: Roger Goodell Close to Receiving Contract Extension
SCOOBY AXSON
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is close to receiving another contract extension, reports Sports Business Journal.
Though a deal is most likely to get done, those talks for Goodell's new deal have not progressed, ESPN.com's Adam Schefter reports.
Goodell, 58, has been the top executive in the nation's most popular sport since Sept. 1, 2006, when he succeeded Paul Tagliabue.
Goodell's current contract ends in 2019 and his new deal will extend him until the year 2024.
While no terms were reported, the new deal is expected to be similar to his past deal with compensation exceeding $30 million.
Goodell made $44 million in the 2013–14 fiscal year and $34 million the next year. His salary and bonuses don't have to be reported anymore as the NFL dropped from being a tax-exempt, not-for-profit company in 2015.
Through his tenure as the commissioner, Goodell has had to deal with several issues, including player discipline and safety, and team scandals such as the New England Patriots' dealing in Spygate and Deflategate and Bountygate involving the New Orleans Saints.
Labor peace has also been an issue, with the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire in 2020. The NFL survived a lockout in 2011, before the owners and the union reached an agreement.
NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith told The MMQB last week that an NFL strike or lockout in 2021 is 'almost a virtual certainty.'
http://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2...oger-goodell-is-getting-a-contract-extension/
4 reasons Roger Goodell is getting a contract extension
By: Michael Colangelo
Roger Goodell is a great punching bag for fans and the media. He always seems to do the wrong thing. He over-suspends — Brady and Deflategate — or under-suspends — Ray Rice — players every time he gets power over discipline. He has a contentious relationship with DeMaurice Smith of the NFLPA. He has been slow to react to the changing media landscape.
He angered two of the most powerful owners in the NFL — Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft. For all of the above issues, he will be rewarded with a five-year contract extension. For all the mistakes made by Goodell, here is why he is being extended:
1. The man knows how to make money
Plain and simple the growth of the league has never been higher under Goodell. Prior to his role as commissioner, he worked with NFL International and was one of the leads on new content and television rights deals. He might not be good at doling out discipline, but he is great at increasing the NFL’s bottom line. That’s simply not debatable. He knows how to make money.
He knows how to sell the NFL. He understands the need for new products and new partners. Just look at what he did to sell Thursday Night Football rights to tech companies. The rights aren’t even exclusive and he’s still squeezing money out of these deals.
We haven’t even discussed relocation fees owners have been able to receive. Public funding for stadiums still exist. League expansion is constantly being discussed. International growth is finally starting to gain traction.
This is the most important thing to owners. They all want to win, but in the end, they all care about making money more. They understand that although Goodell doesn’t always make good operational decisions when it comes to actual football, he knows how to make money. He knows how to grow the game. He understands the economics better than almost anyone involved. It’s Goodell’s best skill, and it’s his most important skill.
2. He’s a great and willing target
Goodell seems to understand that there’s no way to please everybody. He has to do what he thinks is right for the game. He has to do what is best for 32 constituents. That may mean being booed in New England. It may mean having fans fly over his vacation home with derogatory remarks attached to a plane. It may mean thousands of people wearing a shirt that depicts him as a clown. He’s a target, and there’s simply no way getting around it.
The NFL owners like that. They don’t want to be the objects of scorn. Goodell isn’t the one making money off of players who may suffer head injuries that lead to CTE. It’s not Goodell’s money that goes into the salary pool — or is hidden from the salary pool. And, it’s not his desire to make money hand over fist while leveraging stadium deals with local governments.
Most of the time the owners would be the villains. No one cheers for billionaires who take advantage of their fans and labor pool. But, it’s never the owners that get the criticism that Goodell receives. He’s a willing target and owners can’t buy that type of protection — well they can, and it comes with a five-year extension.
3. Continuity matters
The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement runs out prior to the 2021 season. Roger Goodell’s contract runs out in 2019. That’s a problem. Two years is not enough time for new leadership to take control of the league, understand its problems, engage and build relationships with the players and NFLPA leadership, and negotiate any new television deals that are coming up at the same time of the CBA.
Goodell almost made it necessary that the NFL keep him around. The NFLPA is already telling everyone who will listen a work-stoppage is coming. The commissioner has a history of dealing with them and has already gotten one CBA negotiation done without actually missing any games.
Commissioners don’t lose their jobs unless they want to or unless they really mess up. Gary Bettman has been the commissioner of the NHL forever. David Stern basically had a lifetime appointment with the NBA until he retired.
Bud Selig stepped down, but he could’ve stayed on if he wanted. Continuity is extremely important. It helps with players associations but also helps with business partners who have done deals with current leadership. Goodell leaving in 2019 would have created unnecessary chaos.
4. He’s not that bad
I know this is impossible to say to Cowboys fans — or Patriots, Saints or Dolphins fans — but Goodell isn’t as bad as everyone makes him out to be. It’s fun to flip out in the current internet age. Roger Goodell has a thankless job. There is no winning.
In the end, he’s avoided lockouts and grown the game. He also is hopefully gaining important institutional and experiential knowledge that no one else could have without what he’s gone through. Goodell doesn’t want controversy, it just happens because someone is always going to disagree with him at every decision.
He’s done what has been asked. He’s made many — A TON — of mistakes. The hope is that he will learn from there and continue growth. He’s also had numerous success stories.
Commissioner of the NFL is a pretty thankless position. He’s never going to be loved by all players and fans. Adam Silver has an amazing Q-rating and there are still people mad at him for decisions he makes. Goodell is in charge of the most popular sport in the United States.
He’s been criticized left and right. The thing is, he isn’t an employee of the fans. He’s an employee of the 32 owners in the NFL. For those 32 people, he’s done a fine job. That means there was little chance he wouldn’t be extended.
