Salary came in year league was heavily criticizedLeague’s tax filings made public due to non-profit statusNFL commissioner Roger Goodells endured a stormy 2014,as the league he oversees received criticism over the handling of the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson domestic violence cases. But Goodell was rewarded well for any stress he was placed under, with ESPN reporting he earned $34.1m in 2014. In the same period the league spent $10m on concussion research, or an issue that has plagued the league’s image and has been linked to the death of a number of former players.
Goodell earned a base salary of $3.5m,as well as a bonus of $26.5m, $3.7m in pension payments and just over $250000 in “other reportable compensation”.
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Source: theguardian.com