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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It's a time that we have to be reflective. (The NFL must) try to sort out what happened and try to carry on in a way that is sensible, but takes into account a tragedy, and working closely with the medical authorities and team physicians and others to see if the cause of this player's death can be ascertained.
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It's a time that we have to be reflective, and try to sort out what happened and try to carry on in a way that is sensible, ... (We are) working closely with the medical authorities and team physicians and others to see if the cause of this player's death can be ascertained. At this point we don't have any answers
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It's too early to say whether the games will be played at the dome or in Louisiana.
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A lot of things get done at the 11th hour and 59th minute. I don't know if we'll get something done by the league meetings.
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A lot of things get done at the 11th hour and 55th minute. I don't know if we'll get something done by the league meetings.
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The NFL would like to congratulate both the New Orleans Saints and the greater San Antonio community for a job well done under very difficult circumstances, ... To sell more than 140,000 tickets under such extraordinary adversity is a testament to everyone involved.
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The NFL and its clubs are working on other initiatives to assist in the relief effort.
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The New York Jets are on the clock.
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They are beginning to understand the game is growing in interest. There will be players in Germany at very high levels. Then the sport will start rolling along. It will enrich what we do over here.
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This morning, the committee selected the Los Angeles Coliseum as the site that offers the best opportunity for the National Football League ... to create a state-of-the-art stadium that will benefit the fans, the league and the city for years to come.
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This is not an easy decision for me because 37 of my 65 years, I've been involved with the National Football League, which is a great institution.
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This is the culmination of five years of discussions,
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The way we'll approach it is to have a very comprehensive search that will identify both internal candidates - whether it's from our own (league) offices or a team - as well as outside candidates in other businesses or other organizations.