While Roger Goodell has publicly said he's open to changing his role in disciplining players, an actual change is unlikely to happen until the current NFL collective bargaining agreement is negotiated.
The existing deal doesn't expire until after the 2020 season.
“Look, I think more than likely we’re not talking months here. We’re most likely talking years,” Art Rooney II, who’s also a member of the NFL Management Council executive committee, told USA TODAY Sports by phone.
“I would be hesitant to put an exact timeframe on it. We don’t have any deadline obviously. We have several years left on the collective bargaining agreement, so I don’t think that there’s a major rush at this point to get an extension. I think there’s probably still a fair amount of time before both sides are willing to really roll up their sleeves and get something done.”