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Roger S. Goodell (born February 19, 1959, in Jamestown, New York) is the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), having been chosen to succeed the retiring Paul Tagliabue on August 8, 2006. He was chosen over four finalists for the position, winning a close vote on the fifth ballot before being unanimously approved by acclamation of the owners. He officially began his tenure on September 1, 2006, just prior to the beginning of the 2006 NFL season. As Commissioner, he is also President of NFL Charities.

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NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, left, is questioned by reporters as he leaves a meeting with the NFL Competition Committee in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. DeMaurice Smith
Drew Brees, quarterback of the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, sits on the dais at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Banquet prior to receiving the Bert Bell Award for Professional Player of the Year at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., Friday, March 5, 2010. Super Bowl
Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday, left, talks with Robert Erb, right and D.J. MacLean of Schutt Sports outside the NFL Players Association's Player Safety & Welfare Summit in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Saturday wears shoulder pads made by Schutt. The event part of an effort increasing the overall health and safety of NFL players. Indianapolis Colts
Former US National Football League (NFL) commissioner Paul Tagliabue (R) shakes hands with president of Japanese electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial, Fumio Otsubo (L), after he attended Matsushita's executive meeting with global advisors, including a former central banker, in Tokyo on September 11, 2008. The meeting was part of Matsushita's efforts to boost its international recognition which include changing the Osaka-based company's name next month to Panasonic, its best known brand. Paul Tagliabue
Marta Armas, Director of Professional Banking, BankAtlantic, Miami-Dade County. Miami
TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 03: Team owner Arthur Blank of the Atlanta Falcons cheers his team on against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the game at Raymond James Stadium on January 3, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. Arthur Blank
Cleveland Browns football player Donte Stallworth, center, leaves Dade County Pretrial Detention Center along with his mother Donna, right, after posting a $200,000 bond on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in Miami. earlier in the day, Stallworth surrendered in court to face charges that he was driving drunk when he struck and killed a pedestrian on March 14 after a night of drinking at a ritzy Miami Beach hotel. He later was released and expressed condolences to the family of victim Mario Reyes. Donte Stallworth
FOXBORO, MA - AUGUST 20: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots chats with owner Robert Kraft before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Gillette Stadium on August 20, 2009 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Robert Kraft
Intersport Racing's Mitch Pagerey, right, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., talks on pit row during the afternoon practice session for the 58th annual American Le Mans Series 12 Hours of Sebring auto race Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Sebring, Fla. Fort Lauderdale
Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith looks on during Georgia Tech Pro Day held on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Monday, March 15, 2010. Atlanta Falcons
Richard Scudamore the Chief Executive of the English soccer Premier League, left, and Roger Goodell the Commissioner of the US National Football League (NFL) speak during the Global Sport Summit in London, Friday Oct. 24, 2008. NFL
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - FEBRUARY 25: Darelle Revis, cornerback with the New York Jets, signs autographs after walking the red carpet at the official relaunch of the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort on February 25, 2010 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The event also served as the kick-off for ESPN the Weekend. New York Jets
Tim Copeland, left, takes a photo of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton holding his 15-month-old grandson Connor Copeland before the start of the New Orleans Hornets against the Denver Nuggets NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, March 12, 2010. New Orleans Saints
Patron Highcroft Racing's Simon Pagenaud, of Indianapolis, steers through Turn 9 during the morning practice session for the 58th annual American Le Mans Series 12 Hours of Sebring auto race Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Sebring, Fla. Indianapolis
WASHINGTON - MARCH 4: CBS News anchor Bob Scheiffer (L) and ABC News President David Westin talk before The Radio Television Digital News Association's 2010 First Amendment Awards on March 4, 2010 in Washington, DC. Bob Schieffer
Jerry Shea, right, from the New York Giants, gives instructions to Stanford's Ekom Udofia as local college football players performed drills and time trials for NFL team scouts at Palo Alto High School, Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Palo Alto, Calif. New York Giants
Animal rights supporters protest outside the banquet hall where Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is honored for receiving the Ed Block courage award on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Baltimore. Philadelphia Eagles
Gary Brown, left, from the Cleveland Browns, and Jim Anderson, center, of the Cincinnati Bengals, talk with Stanford's Toby Gerhart, right, as local college football players, background, perform drills and time trials for NFL eam scouts at Palo Alto High School, Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Palo Alto, Calif. Cleveland Browns

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FILE - At left, in a Feb. 7, 2010, file photo, NFL Commissiner Roger Goodell is shown at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. At right, in a Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II" in Detroit. Goodell and Smith began their latest negotiating session for a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, Feb. 25. 25, 2010, in Indianapolis.

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FILE - At left, in a Feb. 7, 2010, file photo, NFL Commissiner Roger Goodell is shown at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. At right, in a Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II" in Detroit. Goodell and Smith began their latest negotiating session for a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, Feb. 25. 25, 2010, in Indianapolis.

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field before the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in Miami. Goodell has been given a new five-year contract running until March 2015. The NFL said Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, that owners voted to award the new contract when they met in December. Goodell's compensation will remain the same, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said.

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field before the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in Miami. Goodell has been given a new five-year contract running until March 2015. The NFL said Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, that owners voted to award the new contract when they met in December. Goodell's compensation will remain the same, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said.

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"In the NFL's ongoing commitment to the health, safety and well-being of our players, they conducted an extensive search to find the new leaders of our committee and are extremely pleased that Dr. Batjer and Dr. Ellenbogen have..."


Roger Goodell Mar 18 2010 8:12 PM from PR Newswire

"I'm unbelievably good at that ... I can't lose."


Jerral Jones Mar 18 2010 1:17 PM from Denver Post

"We don't see what the big deal is ... We actually think receiving is a disadvantage. You end up with the ball close to your own goal line. When you think about it, it's scary. Just ask Aaron Rodgers. You can lose in, oh, a minute..."


Ted Thompson Mar 18 2010 1:17 PM from Denver Post

"We want to protect the snappers more on the field-goal tries ... We're going to propose that no one can line up within the frame of the body of the snapper to try to give him an opportunity to get his head up and get himself..."


Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 5:43 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Now the team that wins the toss wins 59.8 percent and the team that loses the toss wins 38.5 percent"


Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 5:43 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"One thing we've done is propose that we would give additional protection to the receiver even after the receiver has caught the ball ... That's always been a pretty tight line for us. In this instance, we're going to try to..."


Rich McKay Mar 18 2010 5:43 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"We will continue to work with the Jets to formulate a bid and presentation that will make the best case for New Jersey and New York to host the Super Bowl in 2014 ... Our partnership has produced a great new home field for both..."


John Mara Mar 18 2010 2:12 AM from International Herald Tribune

"I think [concussion education and safety] is important but it's not new ... This has been a long-standing policy of the league. The commissioner has, as you've heard, his focal point has been player safety for a number of years...."


Bruce Allen (football) Mar 17 2010 10:57 PM from The Washington Post

"Last year, it wasn't even close ... It was nice to go out there and throw good pitches."


Mariano Rivera Mar 17 2010 8:52 AM from New York Daily News
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FILE - At left, in a Feb. 7, 2010, file photo, NFL Commissiner Roger Goodell is shown at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. At right, in a Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II" in Detroit. Goodell and Smith began their latest negotiating session for a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, Feb. 25. 25, 2010, in Indianapolis.

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FILE - At left, in a Feb. 7, 2010, file photo, NFL Commissiner Roger Goodell is shown at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. At right, in a Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II" in Detroit. Goodell and Smith began their latest negotiating session for a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, Feb. 25. 25, 2010, in Indianapolis.

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field before the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in Miami. Goodell has been given a new five-year contract running until March 2015. The NFL said Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, that owners voted to award the new contract when they met in December. Goodell's compensation will remain the same, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said.

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field before the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints in Miami. Goodell has been given a new five-year contract running until March 2015. The NFL said Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, that owners voted to award the new contract when they met in December. Goodell's compensation will remain the same, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said.

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