Paul Tagliabue
Paul Tagliabue
Paul John Tagliabueis the former Commissioner of the National Football League. He took the position in 1989 and was succeeded by Roger Goodell, who was elected to the position on August 8, 2006. Tagliabue's retirement took effect on September 1, 2006. He had previously served as a lawyer for the NFL. Tagliabue served as Chairman of Board of Directors of Georgetown University from 2008 to 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth24 November 1940
CountryUnited States of America
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That's going to be our focus. We started some conversation with the owners about what kind of structure, what kind of commitments it would take from all the teams to institutionalize that so the obligation of playing a game every now and then, a regular-season game, outside of the United States would become a part of the normal team participation in the National Football League.
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And, they've had a terrific football team, produced great football over the years, and great rivalries and great fan support.
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Ever since we approved the move of the Raiders and the Rams, I've been saying that our goal is to get a team back to L.A., either through expansion or whatever, and we're not going to be moving any teams into small markets, ... We're going to be moving up in market size, not either down or flat. That's our goal. So that's been my mindset.
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It was a really good and thorough discussion today. Everyone was very well prepared.
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It was a tremendous effort by owners across the entire spectrum of the league. Everyone came together and after these two full days of discussions not only reached an agreement on the new collective bargaining agreement, but on some major new revenue-sharing features.
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I told our owners (while planning the event) that this would be a true celebration of the New Orleans Saints, and, before you know it, they'll be America's team.
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I've been there on many occasions with my wife and it's always one of the highlights of the football season to visit the tremendous fans in Kansas City - both before and after the game.
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I've been getting periodic updates from our counsel. I think very shortly we'll have a final report from our counsel and investigative team. Hopefully, we can learn some lessons together with the (NFL) Players Association from the report. I think one thing is clear already, based on what I have been presented with: No one within the Panthers' organization was in any way, shape or form involved with any of these players who were playing outside the lines.
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These are very difficult challenges. Everyone needs to be patient,
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I've spoken to many owners already, and I think there's a really strong consensus that what is needed is a pretty effective leader and someone who can be around for a good, long period of time. Whatever differences people have on specific issues will be pretty well submerged as they try to find the right type of talent to lead thee organization.
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It's sort of inconsequential because we're dealing with a national disaster. In that context another home game is unimportant.
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Everyone has been working at this. At some point decisions need to be made.
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They have to make a fundamental change in their proposal in how they are defining their expectations for the players.
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They just weren't well thought through and well structured. So that has to be addressed. Governments don't buy tickets to football games, people do. The business community does.