Roger Goodell: Our No. 1 objective is to improve officiating
Goodell said Tuesday that the league is focused on accountability and performance in its negotiations with the NFLRA.
During the week of Super Bowl LX in February, commissioner Roger Goodell said he was " so amazed at how good our officials are . " But as the NFL and the NFL Referees Association continue to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, the tone from Goodell and others in the league office has changed. Goodell said in his Tuesday press conference that talks between the two sides have not progressed in the way he hoped.
“We obviously have obligations to our fans, to everybody in the National Football League to play, and we will be prepared to play. And so, we are taking appropriate steps to be ready,” Goodell said, in reference to the league hiring replacement officials. “But we’re also keeping focused on negotiations.
So, we’d like to get a negotiated deal, and we certainly are focused on that. ” When it comes to those negotiations with the NFLRA, as NFL executive V. P.
Jeff Miller noted earlier on Tuesday, the league is focused on improving accountability and performance . Goodell was asked if having full-time officials could improve officiating and if there is buy-in from ownership to make that happen. “Our No.