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
This is in many ways a real turning point in the recovery and the rebuilding effort and the Saints ' contribution to all that. We've been reading about other restaurants, other things opening up, energy coming back, and talking to other real estate people. ... It's very clear we're gaining momentum.
It's sort of inconsequential because we're dealing with a national disaster. In that context another home game is unimportant.
Everyone has been working at this. At some point decisions need to be made.
They have to make a fundamental change in their proposal in how they are defining their expectations for the players.
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.
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.
I have no way of knowing, ... I know we have a very good program. If anyone is dumb enough to subject themselves to 24 tests a year, they're stupid.
Superdome officials are pointing to the Falcons-Saints game on September 24 as the first event in the building since Hurricane Katrina. We are pleased that this historic re-opening will feature the annual renewal of the traditional Falcons-Saints rivalry.
Superdome officials are pointing to the Falcons-Saints game on Sept. 24 as the first event in the building since Hurricane Katrina. We are pleased that this historic reopening will feature the annual renewal of the traditional Falcons-Saints rivalry.
It's inconsequential because we're dealing with a national disaster, ... In that context, another home game is unimportant.
At this point you have to proceed on the assumption ... that they may be unable to play in New Orleans at all for the entire season,
At this point you have to proceed on the assumption . . . that they may be unable to play in New Orleans at all for the entire sea- son,
That's a really tough competitive environment to live with and the Rams have been one of those teams that have had repeat success under that system.
When all was said and done, we reached a consensus. The consensus first was that the priority in this city, in this part of the state, in this part of the country, in this region, had to continue to be recovery and rebuilding from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.