The NFL and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones have agreed that Jones will pay more than $2 million to cover the league’s costs from a series of disputes the two parties have been involved in during the past year. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell assessed the penalty against Jones last week, a move to collect legal fees the league had incurred in two disputes: a lawsuit over the suspension of Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and litigation Jones had threatened in a bid to contest a new contract for Goodell.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 07, 2018 20:55 UTC