For those of you who were hoping you would soon see the last of Roger Goodell as the league’s commissioner in the relatively near future, perhaps it’s time to think again. Having held the position since 2006, and having recently signed a new contract that some believed may be he last, he told reporters during Super Bowl week recently that he has no thoughts of retirement.
As it currently stands, he is right smack dab in the middle of major negotiations with the NFLPA, working toward the finalization of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The NFLPA itself is on the eve of voting on a potential new president, with Russell Okung running, but Goodell has been the fixture on the league side for some time.