Roger Goodell To Retire After Contract Expires

Dec 14, 2017, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:22 am

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media at the Super Bowl Win...

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(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media at the Super Bowl Winner and MVP press conference on February 6, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will retire after his contract expires.

Boston quoted NFL spokesperson Joe Lockhart as saying that Goodell “has been clear that he views this as his last contract” and that it will allow him to “deal with some of the important issues that we know are on the horizon.”

According to MSN, his current contract will take Goodell through the 2023 season.

No word yet on candidates to replace him.

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