The NFL and the NFL Players Association have entered a confidential agreement following a recent arbitration ruling that revealed league executives, including Commissioner Roger Goodell, pressured team owners to limit guaranteed player compensation. The arbitrator, Christopher Droney, found no solid evidence of collusion among owners in contract negotiations with quarterbacks, despite the historic fully guaranteed contract signed by Deshaun Watson in 2022. The ruling indicates that any attempts to suppress salaries would breach their collective bargaining agreement.