NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell welcomes fans to the 2025 NFL Draft before the first round on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The draft runs through April 26.
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Report: NFL owners expected to OK Roger Goodell contract extension

NFL owners are expected to approve a contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell at their spring league meeting on Wednesday, The Athletic reported.

Goodell, 66, has been commissioner since 2006, and his current contract expires in March 2027.

He last received a contract extension — his fourth — in 2023.

The league does not disclose Goodell’s salary, but at the time of his most recent extension, ESPN said he reportedly earned $63.9 million annually in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

Goodell has overseen league growth both domestically and internationally. Teams are more valuable now than ever, thanks in part to a media-rights deal that Goodell helped to negotiate, with the Washington Commanders sold for a record $6.065 billion in 2023. The annual draft now is held in rotating league cities, drawing hundreds of thousands of fans. The NFL also has expanded its global footprint, with seven regular-season games set to be played outside the United States in 2025.

Goodell is the eighth NFL commissioner and his tenure is second in length only to Pete Rozelle, who served from 1960-89.

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Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) rushes the ball for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first quarter in Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Eagles shove aside tush push vote talk

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown won’t be pulling an all-nighter waiting to see how NFL owners vote on a potential ban of Philadelphia’s virtually unstoppable assisted quarterback sneak play.

A vote on eliminating the rugby style quarterback sneak labeled the tush push is expected at the league meetings in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The league tabled a vote in March at the annual spring meeting, a signal the language required refinement or further alterations to gain the approval necessary to ban the successful short-yardage run used by the Super Bowl champions.

“I don’t have any thoughts on it,” Brown said Tuesday. “It’s only one yard.”

The atypical formation involves a power package with multiple players aligned behind quarterback Jalen Hurts. At the snap of the ball, those players quite literally bring up the rear and shove Hurts from behind through would-be tacklers.

A proposal on the table Wednesday would ban any player from “pushing or pulling the ball carrier anywhere on the field.”

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said in February it would be “unfair” for the 30 teams who aren’t operating the play from herding to block Philadelphia from using it going forward. The Buffalo Bills have also become frequent users of the play in short yardage. They combined for a success rate of 87 percent either converting a first down or scoring a touchdown.

“We’ll see where that goes,” Sirianni said. “We’re not waiting very long to figure it out. It’s going to be public (Wednesday). And you know how I feel about it.”

One way or another, Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata said he’d be glad to see the name of the play go.

“In terms of them banning the tush push, I hate that name, so I hope they do ban it — it’s a stupid name,” he said.

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Jan 23, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce catches the game-winning touchdown in overtime in the AFC Divisional Round at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Germano-USA TODAY NETWORK

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NFL owners approve OT rules adjustment for playoffs

NFL owners on Tuesday approved a proposal to modify its overtime rule in the playoffs by ensuring both teams have a possession.

The proposal was brought forth by the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles.

Per ESPN, teams that won the overtime coin flip posted a 10-2 record in the playoffs, with seven of those wins coming on the opening possession.

Overtime in the regular season will remain under the current rules, with the game ending should one team score a touchdown on its opening possession regardless if the other side has touched the ball.

The change to the overtime rule in the playoffs comes on the heels of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 42-36 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional round on Jan. 23.

The Chiefs won the coin toss prior to the start of overtime and elected to receive the ball.

Tight end Travis Kelce reeled in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive on the first possession of overtime.

Quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo offense did not have a chance to respond.

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