How Much Is The NFL Paying The Commissioner?

by Brandon on Jan 25, 2012 6:00 PM CST in Green Bay Packers News

It's been announced today that NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell has received a five-year extension on his current contract that will keep him in charge of the league until March 2019.

I'm a bit naive about executive compensation, but his salary surprised me. From Pro Football Talk:

Kaplan notes that Goodell made roughly $10 million-per-year before this news, and it’s safe to assume he’ll get a pay bump now.

It's not like he does nothing. Wrangling the egos of 31 traditional NFL owners (plus the Green Bay Packers) can be a challenge. But that's a whole lot of money for being a figurehead.

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While that's a very large chunk o' change

He does run the most financially-successful professional sports league in the US. Would I say he deserves that kind of payday? Eh – probably not, but so long as the NFL keeps raking in the bucks, the head guy’s gonna get paid.

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Jan 25, 2012 7:24 PM CST reply actions

I could do it better.

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"Skip, once again, stop it; Be an analyst; don't be a douchebag."

by Wiedmann on Jan 25, 2012 10:13 PM CST up reply actions

And for half as much, I'd wager.

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Jan 26, 2012 8:00 AM CST up reply actions

It almost makes me sick to think about it...

He gets paid to be a glorified Principal and attend pro football games… In some cases, he takes on the Warden of a prison role… I respect the man, and if they are willing to pay him millions of dollars so be it. Admit I’m jealous as hell! : )

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by BirdDogUni on Jan 26, 2012 9:30 AM CST reply actions