NEW YORK — The NFL expects a five-year contract extension with Commissioner Roger Goodell to be finalized soon, despite a threatened lawsuit by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said Thursday that “our expectation is this will be wrapped up soon, but we can’t project an actual date.”The extension would carry through 2024. “Certainly neither the compensation committee or the league has been made aware of a lawsuit being filed,” he said. I don’t know where it is coming from?”All 32 owners voted in May to extend Goodell’s contract and authorized the compensation committee to work out the details. Regardless, that committee has continued to structure and negotiate contract details with Goodell.

Source: National Post November 09, 2017 19:18 UTC