The NFL has threatened to hand down significant punishment to any players or teams involved in fights before or during games.

In a memo obtained Sunday by ESPN, the NFL told teams that fighting "is irreconcilable" with the league's values and "is never acceptable." The memo, sent Wednesday to top executives and head coaches of all 32 teams, also reiterated the league's warmup rules and outlined potential discipline.

Any players or club personnel who fight before or during a game are subject to ejection, suspension and/or "significant fine," according to the memo.

Roger Goodell has signed a three-year extension to remain as commissioner of the NFL through March 2027. Goodell's current deal was set to expire in March 2024.

Goodell has steered the league through a period of explosive expansion, nearly tripling revenue to about $20 billion a year. 

Goodell was paid almost $64 million in 19-20 and 20-21 after he secured a new labor agreement and broadcasting rights contracts. 

Rob Golum of Bloomberg News reports that YouTubeTV has had “an estimated 1.3 million signups” for NFL Sunday Ticket.

That exceeds by 100,000 the 1.2 million who had Sunday Ticket under DirecTV.

Based on the money Google paid for the Sunday Ticket package, 4.5 million subscribers would be needed just to break even.

YouTube is reportedly paying about $2 billion per year over seven years.

The approval process from the NFL for Tom Brady's proposed deal to purchase a minority ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders has stalled as there are concerns about the discounted price. 

The deal would be unlikely to be ratified at the proposed price, which is up to a 70 percent discount. Brady is purchasing a stake in the Raiders between five and 10 percent.

There is strong sentiment within the finance committee that the deal “can’t happen at that price” and will not be approved without modifications.

The Raiders are worth an estimated $6.2 billion, according to Forbes’s NFL team valuations released in August. 

Forbes estimated in February that Brady earned more than $530 million from playing contracts and off-field business ventures during his 23 NFL seasons.