NFL · Monday, September 7, 2026
Goodell is locked in through the 2030 season.
The File desk · Sep 7, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC
Status
Confirmed from the NFL.com story that the league announced the extension Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. The Kraft memo language is what that story attributes to a memo obtained by ESPN and NFL Network.
- Confirmed
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026: the NFL said Commissioner Roger Goodell agreed with owners on an extension through the 2030 season. His deal now runs to March 31, 2031. It is his fifth extension.
- Confirmed
A memo from Compensation Committee chairman Robert Kraft, as reported in the league story, called pay heavily performance-based, with more than 95 percent of total compensation tied to Goodell’s and the NFL’s performance.
Roger Goodell has run the league since 2006. Sunday the owners told him to keep running it. The deal now goes through the 2030 season and ends March 31, 2031. It is his fifth extension. Robert Kraft, who chairs the owners’ compensation committee, wrote the others a memo and called the pay heavily performance-based. No odds. No picks.
Roger Goodell has run the National Football League since 2006. Sunday the owners told him to keep running it.
The league said he had agreed to an extension through the 2030 season. The contract now ends March 31, 2031. It is his fifth. He re-signed in 2009, 2012, 2017, and 2023.
Robert Kraft chairs the Compensation Committee. He wrote the other owners a memo. ESPN and NFL Network obtained it, the league story says. The memo called the deal “heavily performance based, with more than 95% of the total compensation tied to Roger’s and the NFL’s performance measured against various metrics and at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.”
“We believe we are very fortunate to have Roger at the helm for the next four years,” the memo continued.
Goodell is 67. The current collective bargaining agreement also expires in March 2031, the league story notes. This file prints no odds and no picks.
What is still unknown or disputed
- The dollar figure of the extension is not in the NFL.com story.
- The Kraft memo itself is quoted through ESPN and NFL Network, as the league page reports it; this desk does not have the memo PDF.
Primary sources
Every claim in this story is drawn from the documents below. If a fetch failed, that is recorded on the card.
Source 1
Commissioner Roger Goodell agrees on extension through 2030 season; fifth re-up of career
NFL.com · September 6, 2026
Commissioner Roger Goodell has agreed to terms with NFL owners on a contract extension through the 2030 season, the league announced Sunday. It is now set to expire on March 31, 2031. This is Goodell’s fifth extension. A memo sent from Compensation Committee chairman Robert Kraft described it as heavily performance based, with more than 95% of the total compensation tied to Roger’s and the NFL’s performance.
https://www.nfl.com/news/report-commissioner-roger-goodell-agrees-on-extension-through-2030-season-fifth-re-up-of-career