Report: NFL's Roger Goodell Expected to Sign 3-Year Contract Extension Through 2027

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to sign a three-year extension that will keep him in his current role through the spring of 2027, according to the Washington Post's Mark Maske.

Multiple team owners signaled in May they expected Goodell to put pen to paper on a new deal at some point.

The financial terms of the prospective extension are unclear.

The New York Times' Ken Belson reported in October 2021 that Goodell's average earnings for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years were $63.9 million. When it comes to his next deal, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported in March it was expected to be "the most lucrative deal ever given to any commissioner in any sport."

Goodell told ESPN's Mike Greenberg in April he still enjoys his job and doesn't envision walking away now.

As long as the 64-year-old wants to stay, it's hard to see why NFL owners would push for a change at commissioner.

CNBC's Alex Sherman noted in March 2021 the league was getting increases of between 40 and 80 percent on the new media rights deals. That helped fuel nearly $12 billion in national revenue for 2022.

Team owners are collecting more money than ever, and they know they'd reap mouth-watering sums in the event they wanted to cash out. The Denver Broncos sold for almost $4.7 billion in 2022, and the $6 billion sale of the Washington Commanders was a record for a North American sports franchise.

Under Goodell's watch, the NFL is continuing in its attempts to expand its reach globally, and those efforts could get a boost if flag football is formally approved as an Olympic sport in time for the 2028 Summer Games.

Goodell gave the impression in 2017 that he intended to walk away when his current contract expired. However, he and the NFL have done little in the years since to lay out a firm succession plan.

It certainly looks like he isn't going anywhere.