Goodell got $34.1M in 2014 compensation
Among expenses listed on the NFL's tax return were more than $13 million for office rent; more than $10 million for concussion research; and $16 million for legal fees.
Goodell earned $35 million to run the most popular sports league in the United States, down almost 21 percent compared to the $44.2 million he made the previous season, according to the report that cited a new tax filing.
Goodell's salary can be seen as high or low depending on how one compares executive compensation to revenue.
Goodell, who turns 57 this week, received $3.5 million in base pay, with a $26.5 million bonus deferred from 2013 and other incentives that bring the total to $34.1 million, according to the league's tax filings.
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The calendar year 2014 proved to be a challenging year for Goodell, who was under concentrated scrutiny for his handling of the Ray Rice, Greg Hardy, and Adrian Peterson assault cases.
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell gets compensated big time.
Roger Goodell made $34.1M in 2014.
By far, Goodell is the highest-paid employee that the National Football League has.
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March 2013: Kraft told ESPN's Outside the Lines in 2013 that "we really lucked out with [Goodell] as commissioner..."
National Football League revenues increased by about $1 billion in 2014 with the beginning of the Thursday night package on CBS, a new deal with DirecTV, and reworking of some sponsorship deals.
May 2015: Kraft issues a statement that the Deflategate punishments "far exceeded any reasonable expectation..."
May 2015: On the morning of the National Football League owners meetings, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Kraft and Goodell "already have met, spoke and even hugged", later saying that this could "help cool tensions between the two sides and help lead to truce on Deflategate".
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