Roger Goodell signed a new five-year extension to serve as NFL commissioner. The commissioner’s extension from league owners comes at a turbulent time for the NFL. They said they instead were focused on discussions with the players about league support of players’ community activism. [From earlier: Jerry Jones vs. Roger Goodell shows just how splintered the NFL is]Others owners, in return, accused Jones of being guilty of conduct detrimental to the league. In September, player leaders voted to retain DeMaurice Smith as executive director of the NFL Players Association while barring other candidates from vying for the job during this election cycle.

Source: Washington Post December 06, 2017 20:51 UTC