Goodell voluntarily reduced salary to $0

Find out the latest on COVID-19's impact on the sports world and when sports are returning by subscribing to Breaking News push notifications in the Sports and COVID-19 section.

Commissioner Roger Goodell volunteered in March to reduce his salary to $0, an offer that team owners approved, a league spokesman told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Goodell's contract is reportedly worth up to $200 million over five years.

Roger Goodell's voluntary salary reduction has nothing to do with the league's prospects for the 2020 season. League is planning on playing the 2020 season as scheduled at this time, and will be prepared to make adjustments if necessary. https://t.co/O1mnOcSOfK

- Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 29, 2020

The NFL is implementing salary cuts Wednesday affecting league staff earning above $100,000, per Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal. It's also furloughing staff who can't do their jobs from home.

The league reportedly aims to hold a full 16-game season despite the pandemic that's shut down nearly all other major sports.

Contingency plans to help achieve that goal include pushing back the Super Bowl to the end of February to allow the season to start up to five weeks later than currently scheduled.

Goodell has been NFL commissioner since 2006 and is contracted through the 2024 league year. The 61-year-old has an estimated net worth of $150 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Copyright (C) 2020 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.