Roger Goodell

Roger Goodell Net Worth Revealed: NFL Commissioner Gets Five-Year Contract Extension

The very rich just got even richer.<p>Roger Goodell was given a five-year contract extension from NFL owners Wednesday, according to reports from FOX …

New England

NFL Fans Are Not Happy With Roger Goodell's New $200 Million Contract Extension

Roger Goodell has signed a five-year deal worth $200 million to extend his run as NFL commissioner, according to <i>ESPN</i>'s Adam Schefter. As long as …

Sports

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell signs massive long-term extension

NEW YORK -- Roger Goodell has signed a five-year contract extension to remain commissioner of the NFL through 2024.<p>A memo from the NFL's compensation …

New England

Steelers Incensed Over Smith-Schuster's Suspension

PITTSBURGH -- Hines Ward and <b>JuJu Smith-Schuster</b> share the fact they both pulverized Cincinnati Bengals linebackers with punishing peel-back …

Juju Smith-Schuster

Roger Goodell Reportedly Signs Contract Extension to Remain NFL Commissioner

Roger Goodell reportedly signed a contract extension to remain the commissioner of the NFL.<p>According to Pro Football Talk, the Compensation Committee informed owners of the news Wednesday.<p>Goodell, 58, has been the NFL's commissioner since 2006 and made $212.5 million in his first 10 years on the …

Robert Kraft

Roger Goodell got his extension. Now what? NFL Insiders react

Roger Goodell has signed a five-year contract extension to remain the commissioner of the NFL, with his new deal running through 2023 and worth $200 …

New England

Execution of Goodell deal limits Jerry Jones’ options

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones seemed to be under the impression that the owners would have one last chance to debate the proposed contract extension for …

NFL

Felger: Roger Goodell gets last laugh in 'Deflategate"

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Mike Mitchell blasts Roger Goodell and the NFL: 'This isn't football'

Mike Mitchell was livid Wednesday afternoon, and that was before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell agreed to a new contract. Wonder how entertaining his …

Pittsburgh

Watch Video: Colin Kaepernick Receives Muhammad Ali Award From Beyonce, Vows to Continue Protest Movement

Colin Kaepernick received <i>Sports Illustrated’s</i> Muhammad Ali Legacy Award from Beyonce on Tuesday night and vowed to continue his protest movement, …

Colin Kaepernick

Mike Mitchell: “I signed up to play full-speed, contact football”

Plenty of people aren’t happy with the mixed signals being sent by the league office regarding the conduct that will or won’t result in a suspension. …

NFL

Goodell's contract extension with NFL finalized and signed

The Commissioner finally has a new contract.<p>Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL’s Compensation Committee has informed all owners …

Juju Smith-Schuster

#MeToo Movement Named Time Person of the Year over Colin Kaepernick

The "Me Too" Movement, which brought widespread national attention to the issues of sexual assault and harassment, was selected as <i>Time</i> magazine's Person of the Year for 2017. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was a finalist.<p><i>Time</i> confirmed the choice of the "Silence Breakers" …

Sports

NFL considers automatic ejections for targeting

The NFL will discuss the possibility of adding a targeting rule that would require mandatory ejection for players who hit defenseless opponents above …

Juju Smith-Schuster

NFL to Consider Targeting Rule Similar to College Football's

After a week marred by multiple head-on collisions, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said commissioner Roger Goodell …

Vontaze Burfict

Warren Moon sued by former executive assistant for sexual harassment: Report

CFL and NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon is being sued by a California woman for sexual harassment, the Seattle Times reported Wednesday.<p>A story at the …

Geno Smith

NFL Week 14: How to watch, live stream the Jets and Broncos on CBS All Access - CBSSports.com

CBS All Access allows viewers to stream every NFL on CBS game in their local market<p>Want to watch the NFL on CBS but don't have cable? CBS All Access …

Televisions

Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don’t want to represent Trump at Olympics

Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn on Wednesday criticized President Trump, saying she doesn’t believe he represents the country well.<p>"I want to represent …

Lindsey Vonn

Wentz was the best QB on draft night, still better than the Rams Goff today

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: (L-R) Carson Wentz of the North Dakota State Bison holds up a jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being …

NFL

Steelers-Bengals coaches should be punished for letting these games get out of control

Fines and suspensions for players don’t prevent these affairs from turning ugly. It’s time for the NFL to take more drastic steps.<p>The NFL will almost certainly suspend Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for his despicable helmet-to-helmet hit on Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict. He …

Vontaze Burfict

The NFL Player Safety War Rages On: Roger Goodell Faces Impossible Fight

We’re about to return to the main debate stage.<p>The NFL mirrors politics in that there is always minutia to squabble about; smaller, less intense …

NFL

Mike Mitchell Sounds off on NFL Officiating, Calls for Roger Goodell Firing

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Mitchell called for the firing of commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, citing the league's inconsistency with punishments in defense of teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster:<p>Smith-Schuster was suspended one game for a blind-side block on Cincinnati Bengals linebacker …

Vontaze Burfict

Bob Ryan On Gronkowski's Suspension And An NBA Player's Perplexing Last Name

Support the news<p>Story continues below<p>Subscribe to the podcast<p>Today on Season Ticket, Boston Globe columnist emeritus Bob Ryan joins guest host Joe …

New England

Gronkowski suspension shows Roger Goodell doesn’t know when to use his power

Rob Gronkowski is one of the most watchable players in the NFL with his combination of juvenility and burliness, those wood-axe forearms and that hair that looks like it was moussed with last night’s beer. If there was a mean streak in him, it was undetectable before Sunday, when he suddenly …

Sports

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in New Jersey Sports Gambling Case

The Supreme Court listened to oral arguments Monday for the case of Governor Christopher J. Christie, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, NFL, et al., a battle that could impact sports betting across the United States.<p>According to David Purdum of ESPN, the New Jersey governor is …

Judiciary

Kaepernick Not the Only Person Threatening to SUE THE NFL

The NFL is dying. And one of the key reason for its demise lies with Roger Goodell.<p>Yet the league debates whether or not they will respond to …

Colin Kaepernick

REPORT: NFL Taking Money From Breast Cancer, Veterans Funds To Pay For 'Social Justice' Settlement

San Francisco 49er Eric Reid shocked even the left-leaning Slate when he told the magazine, in an interview Saturday, that the NFL intends to use …

Conservative View

Anquan Boldin says Players Coalition’s agreement with NFL was never about protests

Leaders of the group of NFL players that reached an agreement last week by which the league will provide funding for players’ community activism said Monday that the accord represents an important step forward but never was intended to address protests by players during the national anthem.<p>“This …

Anquan Boldin

Browns WR Josh Gordon shows speed in return from suspension

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — It felt like just another game for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon.<p>"It was real familiar, man," Gordon said. "Football is something I have been doing my whole life. New stadium, that's about it, you know?"<p>However, playing in his first game since Dec. 21, 2014 after …

DeShone Kizer

Malcolm Jenkins: I'm not a sellout; NFL protests were 'never about the money' - CBSSports.com

The Eagles safety pens an open letter to critics of the Players Coalition<p>As the NFL Players Coalition celebrates an $89 million partnership with the …

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