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Whatever fans think of him, the NFL's club owners still like commissioner Roger Goodell, and it appears that they want him to stay for a few more years.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Goodell and the team owners are poised to clinch a multi-year contract extension at next week's owners meetings in Phoenix. The terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed, but they are likely to be generous and the wealthiest ever granted to a commissioner in any sport. It implies Goodell will most certainly earn more than the $63.9 million reported for the 2020-21 season.
The proposed agreement will allegedly be presented to club owners during a special session on Tuesday by the NFL's pay committee, which was given authority to begin working on the contract last season.
This would be Goodell's fourth contract extension since taking over for former commissioner Paul Tagliabue in 2006, with prior deals in 2009, 2012, and 2017. Since then, the NFL has successfully negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with the NFLPA, as well as a $110 billion television rights package with its existing partners and Amazon. The agreements are valid until at least 2030.
In the meantime, NFL club valuations have continued to rise, with the most recent team sale being the Denver Broncos for a record $4.5 billion.
This could be Roger Goodell's final contract as NFL commissioner
Schefter notes that this upcoming extension could be the 64-year-old Goodell's last as commissioner, as previous commissioners Tagliabue and Pete Rozelle left the job at 65 and 63, respectively.
That means a succession battle could be coming in the next few years. Among the possible internal candidates reported at NFL chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp, executive vice president/football operations Troy Vincent, chief administrator of football operations Dawn Aponte, executive vice president/club business and league events Peter O'Reilly and chief revenue officer Renie Anderson.
External candidates reportedly include Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren and Los Angeles Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff.
Roger Goodell's last NFL extension was much more divisive, thanks to Jerry Jones
A friction-free extension for Goodell would be a significant departure from the last time the NFL went through this process.
Dallas Cowboys owner and frequent Goodell critic Jerry Jones was persistent in trying to kill the five-year deal in 2017, all the way up to when he tried to table negotiations for six months and trigger a secret vote as the league was nearing the finish line.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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