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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We're not looking at this as an either/or, ... There's the potential we would have teams in both places.
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Like everybody else, Mr. Benson has been dealing with things that no one ever thought they would have to deal with. He's been looking at different alternatives, thinking of all the pros and cons, both short-term and long-term.
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I think the critical thing now is we're at the point where it's recognized, certainly by us, that the time is right, ... We have to get agreements finalized. We'll be pursuing agreements in Anaheim. We're going to work with both communities for an agreement.
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We do have serious issues to resolve and there does need to be more outreach and reality on both sides to where the middle is.
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I'm not optimistic, but that's what a difficult negotiation usually entails. We do have serious issues to resolve. There needs to be more outreach and more reality on both sides as to where the middle is.
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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.
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I don't think the negotiations are going very well. There needs to be an additional dose of reality on both sides of the table. To some degree, positions are hardening when they shouldn't be hardening.
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I do think there needs to be an outreach and more reality on both sides. There needs to be a positive dose of reality on both sides of the table. To some degree, positions are hardening on both sides when they shouldn't be.
There are a lot of things yet to be accomplished to make it more than a one-year arrangement. There are a lot of chicken-and-egg decisions. It's a complicated situation.
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While his limited vision does not allow him to distinguish between a bear and a woman in a fur coat, we're sure he can adequately officiate the most important game of the season.
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We're not making the kind of progress we need to be making. I don't think negotiations are going very well.
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