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. Goodell became commissioner in 2006.
Lockhart said NFL owners, including Jones, had already unanimously approved -- by a 32-0 vote -- to move forward with negotiations for an extension for Goodell.
"The owners voted unanimously to authorize the Compensation Committee to enter in to negotiations and offer the Commissioner an extension of his contract through 2024," Lockhart said.