Changes For Ravens, NFL After Roger Goodell Retirement?

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell inked another extension that will take him through the 2027 season. There was discussion of his retirement if he and the league owners could not come to an agreement on an extension.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had led the league since 2006 and signed his current deal in 2017. It ran through the end of the 2024 league year. 

And now, he's inked another extension that will take him through the 2027 season. There was discussion of his retirement if he and the league owners could not come to an agreement on an extension.

"The good news is I love the job and I love what I'm doing," Goodell told ESPN during the NFL Draft last month. "We have talked about an extension and we'll work towards that. If that's possible, then great. If not, I've been really fortunate to be in this job. ... I think about the progress and the important challenges we have ahead."

Now the real possibility exists of Goodell's retirement after his new deal runs out in 2027, per Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who said Goodell’s time “apparently” will end then. And at that time, there's a chance the management of the NFL could look very different.

“It could be where we have a CEO of business and of the league and you have a commissioner of football,” Colts owner Jim Irsay said Tuesday, via Yahoo Sports. “I think we are looking to grow our business model significantly.”

As the NFL grows as a business entity, the thought is it will eventually need a business leader for more than just football matters. That person would run the league as a whole, and the new commissioner would handle football matters.

The clock is ticking toward 2027 and the possibility of a very different NFL business structure.

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