Roger Goodell is the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), who officially began his occupancy on September 1, 2006, just before the start of the 2006 NFL Season. He has an estimated net worth of $75 million.
Just recently, the league was bombarded by several intrigues and controversies however NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell remained resilient and tackled each and every issue with eminent bravery. Commentators have often labeled him as the "most powerful man in sports". His massive net worth is greatly attributed to his base salaries and bonuses as the league's commissioner.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell replaced Paul Tagliabue. He is also the President of the NFL Charities, a duty that comes with the Commissioner's job. Due to his authority and responsibilities with the NFL plus his hefty net worth, he became sport's most powerful man.
Roger Goodell was a three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball; he captained all three teams as a senior and was named the school's athlete of the year. However, injuries kept him from playing college football. He graduated with a degree in economics.
In 1982, Roger Goodell's career in the NFL started. He was an administrative intern in the league's New York office under then Commissioner Pete Rozelle. A year later he joined the New York Jets as an intern but returned to the NFL office in 1984 as an assistant in the public relations department.
Commissioner Roger Goodell earned $44.2 million in salary and bonuses. His base salary was $7.2 million and his bonus was $37 million thus contributing to his ever-growing net worth.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sees his main duty as the league's commissioner is defending the uprightness of the game and making it safer. However, some of his actions in this regard have been met with disparagements. He faced several controversies about the implementation of punishments on the league's policy violations. The most recent hullabaloo was the length of suspension given to Baltimore Ravens' running back Ray Rice for assaulting his then fiancé, Janay Palmer, who is now his wife.
Roger Goodell took action following the release of the assault video online. The NFL commissioner then changed Rice's suspension from two-game suspension to indefinitely after the video sparked mass outrage.
For now, as the controversies continued to hit the NFL, it is not only the NFL players learned so much lessons but also NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. And with his promising net worth of $75 million, onlookers are optimistic that the league's commissioner will redeem himself against his somewhat tainted image in the NFL.
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