{"id":101289,"date":"2022-10-19T03:15:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jerry-jones-robert-kraft-have-heated-exchange-amide-roger-goodell-contract-discussion\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:15:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:15:06","slug":"jerry-jones-robert-kraft-have-heated-exchange-amide-roger-goodell-contract-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jerry-jones-robert-kraft-have-heated-exchange-amide-roger-goodell-contract-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft have heated exchange amide Roger Goodell contract discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp\" data-behavior=\"date_time\" data-date=\"2022-10-19T01:18:00Z\"><span class=\"time\" data-dateformat=\"time1\" data-showtimezone=\"true\">9:18 PM ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Seth Wickersham<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<div class=\"multi-authors\"><span class=\"source\">ESPN Senior Writer<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine<\/li>\n<li>Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri.<\/li>\n<li>Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL and NBA playoffs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Don VanNatta Jr.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<div class=\"multi-authors\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"author-img\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/van-natta_don.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\"\/><span class=\"source\">ESPN Senior Writer<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Host and co-executive producer of the new ESPN series, &#8220;Backstory&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national, explanatory and public service journalism<\/li>\n<li>Author of three books, including New York Times best-selling &#8220;First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from Taft to Bush&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>24-year newspaper career at The New York Times and Miami Herald <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW YORK &#8212; NFL owners voted 31-1 on Tuesday to permit their compensation committee to open negotiations on a new contract with commissioner Roger Goodell, but not before two of the league&#8217;s most powerful owners, the Dallas Cowboys&#8217; Jerry Jones and New England Patriots &#8216; Robert Kraft, engaged in a heated exchange, multiple league and ownership sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The sources said Kraft joined the overwhelming majority in strong support for the measure, with Jones the lone dissenter in the owners-only session, eventually telling Kraft, &#8220;Don&#8217;t f&#8212; with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kraft replied, &#8220;Excuse me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t mess with me,&#8221; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>The measure then passed, sources said.  The NFL and a Cowboys spokesman declined comment.  A Patriots spokesman didn&#8217;t immediately provide a comment from the team.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Jones has been outspoken and opposed to a new contract for Goodell, 63, and sources said his issue remains the same: the structure of Goodell&#8217;s compensation.  In 2017, Goodell signed a new five-year deal that was different from his previous ones.  Jones led a charge that restructured Goodell&#8217;s deal from mostly salaried to mostly bonuses based on performance.  Several committees composed of owners determine whether they feel Goodell has met goals and targets.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jones is concerned that the triggers for Goodell&#8217;s proposed bonus pool in a new contract will be too vague and not connected to a strict set of financial goals and metrics without a more rigorous review, sources said.  &#8220;He believes in corporate good governance and wants accountability on the financial goals tied to Roger&#8217;s bonus,&#8221; said a league source familiar with Jones &#8216;thinking.  &#8220;He is sensitive to awarding a big bonus to Roger before he performs and earns it.&#8221;  The source added that, in the past, Jones has thought Goodell&#8217;s financial targets were too &#8220;vague.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The source denied Jones&#8217; outburst was connected to any lingering animosity between Kraft and Jones.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-1 vote signals that most owners want Goodell, who has been in the job since 2006, to continue as commissioner for the foreseeable future &#8212; and that he wants to continue in that role.  One owner told ESPN that the committee might consider a two- or three-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since he received his latest contract, Goodell has helped usher in a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement with the union that added a 17th game, helped ensure that the NFL didn&#8217;t miss any games during the COVID-19 pandemic, and landed long-term broadcast deals with new and existing partners worth more than $100 billion.  The NFL&#8217;s popularity is unquestioned, despite myriad concerns about the long-term health of players, a lawsuit from St.  Louis over the Rams&#8217; move to Los Angeles that ended up in a $790 million settlement, and repeated scandals and investigations into the Washington Commanders and owner Dan Snyder.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported last year that Goodell&#8217;s total compensation over a two-year period from 2020 to 2021 was nearly $128 million.<\/p>\n<p>Goodell has said in the past that he doesn&#8217;t want to be considered someone who stays in the job too long.  ESPN reported in 2017 that Goodell told some owners that he would walk away after his next contract, CBA and rights negotiations.  &#8220;I&#8217;m here for you through that,&#8221; Goodell told some owners.  &#8220;After that, you guys should start having a conversation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9:18 PM ET Seth Wickersham Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri. Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL and NBA &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jerry-jones-robert-kraft-have-heated-exchange-amide-roger-goodell-contract-discussion\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft have heated exchange amide Roger Goodell contract discussion<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[4192,7312,46,423],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102009,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jerry-jones-to-robert-kraft-dont-f-with-me-espn-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":101289,"position":0},"title":"Jerry Jones to Robert Kraft: &#8216;Don&#8217;t f&#8212; with me,&#8217; ESPN report","date":"October 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"ESPN reported that Kraft and Jones had a \"heated exchange\" at the NFL owners meetings during discussion about contract negotiations for commissioner Roger Goodell. DALLAS \u2014 Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has found himself in the national sports media headlines for the second time in a week for owner-related drama.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4265,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/espn-nfl-reporter-and-handicapping-expert-hank-goldberg-dies-at-82\/","url_meta":{"origin":101289,"position":1},"title":"ESPN NFL reporter and handicapping expert Hank Goldberg dies at 82","date":"July 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Hank Goldberg, who worked at ESPN as an NFL reporter and handicapping expert for two decades, died Monday on his 82nd birthday, his family confirmed.Goldberg had been in treatment for chronic kidney disease in recent years.Known as Hammering Hank, Goldberg was .500 or better in 15 of 17 NFL seasons\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":101725,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/predicting-nfl-week-7-upsets-plus-weekly-buzz-notes\/","url_meta":{"origin":101289,"position":2},"title":"Predicting NFL Week 7 upsets, plus weekly buzz, notes","date":"October 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"6:55 AM ETJeremy FowlerCloseESPN Staff WriterESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduateDan GrazianoCloseESPN Staff WriterJoined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novelsIt's NFL Week 7, and for a large number of the league's teams, things could really go\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11320,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rg3-replacing-randy-moss-on-mnf-pregame-show-per-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":101289,"position":3},"title":"RG3 replacing Randy Moss on MNF pregame show, per report","date":"July 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Robert Griffin III's broadcasting career is continuing to gain steam.According to the New York Post's Andrew Marchand, the former NFL quarterback has been tapped to replace Randy Moss on ESPN's \"Monday Night Football\" pregame show, \"Monday Night Countdown\". Marchand reported that ESPN has been impressed with Griffin and they wanted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":95981,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/espn-dan-snyder-has-dirt-on-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-nfl-owners-after-hiring-pi-news-scores-highlights-stats-and-rumors\/","url_meta":{"origin":101289,"position":4},"title":"ESPN: Dan Snyder &#8216;Has Dirt on&#8217; Jerry Jones, Roger Goodell, NFL Owners After Hiring PI |  News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors","date":"October 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"AP Photo\/Michael AinsworthAmid questions over his suitability to run an NFL franchise, Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder reportedly hired private investigators to look into other owners and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.According to ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham and Tisha Thompson, multiple team owners and other sources inside the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40840,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/espn-nfl-twitter-accounts-neglect-god-and-jesus-from-trevon-diggs-sons-quote\/","url_meta":{"origin":101289,"position":5},"title":"ESPN, NFL Twitter accounts neglect &#8216;God and Jesus&#8217; from Trevon Diggs&#8217; son&#8217;s quote","date":"August 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trevon Diggs brought his five-year-old son Aaiden to the podium after Monday's Dallas Cowboys' practice.He had a cute, simple message to the media.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs (7) warms up prior to the National\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2018\/0828\/r421317_1296x729_16-9.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}