Report: NFL owners deny Jones' request for meeting to discuss Goodell

NFL owners have denied Jerry Jones' request for a special meeting to discuss Roger Goodell's contract extension.

Ken Belson of the New York Times reports that the NFL rebuffed the request shortly after Jones made it on Thursday evening.

Jones wrote a letter to the NFL a day after the league sent the Cowboys owner a letter itself, alleging he engaged in "conduct detrimental to the league's best interests."

Since contract negotiations began, Jones has been vehemently opposed to an extension for Goodell. The NFL suspended Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott for a violation of the personal conduct policy, and while Jones has denied that factored into his opposition, many believe it's the impetus for his actions.

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Jones stated he's worried about the "severe threats of retaliation" in trying to block a potential extension for Goodell.

"This is not the time for the League to undertake massive contractual obligations which are inconsistent with the League’s performance," Jones reportedly wrote in the letter, according to the Journal.

Goodell's contract expires in 2018 and an extension would keep him in power through 2024.