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• Bears looking for 'alternative' options to playing at Soldier Field, per NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
This isn't what the City of Chicago wants to hear...2021
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• NFL matches Carl Nassib’s $100K donation to the Trevor Project
In the video that Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib posted on Monday to come out as gay, he said that he was donating $100,000 to the Trevor Project to help fund suicide prevention programs. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell responded to that video with a statement saying the league is “proud of Carl for courageously sharing [more]...2021
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• Roger Goodell: NFL is proud of Carl Nassib for courageously sharing his truth
Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib announced in an Instagram post Monday that he is gay. He received support from the Raiders in social media posts and from owner Mark Davis in interviews with beat reporters. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also now has weighed in on Nassib’s news. “The NFL family is proud of Carl for [more]...2021
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• Carl Nassib getting support from around the NFL
Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib has received support from around the NFL after coming out on Monday as the league’s only openly gay player. Statements of support came from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Raiders owner Mark Davis and Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Two other members of the Raiders’ defensive line, Darius Stills and Solomon Thomas, [more]...2021
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• NFL may have to pivot to a traditional CEO, post-Goodell
Peter King’s latest Football Morning in America leads with a question regarding the remaining tenure of Commissioner Roger Goodell, whose fifteenth anniversary on the job arrives later this summer. Goodell has made it clear he’s not planning on walking away any time soon. When former league P.R. chief Joe Lockhart suggested that Goodell’s latest contract (which [more]...2021
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![NFL expects stadiums at full capacity in 2021, will increase salary cap ceiling to $208.2 million in 2022]()
• NFL expects stadiums at full capacity in 2021, will increase salary cap ceiling to $208.2 million in 2022Commissioner Roger Goodell is optimistic the league will largely return to normal in the upcoming season with most teams already approved to have 100% fan capacity. ...2021 -
• Report: No Mexico City game in 2021
The NFL is set to announce the 2021 schedule on Wednesday and it is expected to include the return of international games after they were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. A return to Mexico City is not expected to be part of that announcement. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at his Super [more]...2021
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• Jayson Oweh will be known as Odafe Oweh in NFL
When the Ravens made the 31st pick of the draft on Thursday night, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced linebacker Jayson Oweh as the newest member of the team. That name isn’t going to appear on their roster, however. General Manager Eric DeCosta referred to Oweh as Odafe in his press conference and said he thinks [more]...2021
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• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell comments on Deshaun Watson situation for first timeGoodell's comments come after NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent said he's "praying" for Watson and the women involved in the matter....2021 -
• Hey, Cleveland, don’t boo the Commissioner tonight
In 2011, when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell faced angry fans during an offseason lockout on the first night of the draft, they let him hear it. Loudly and repeatedly, both with boos and a “we want football” chant. Ever since then, booing the Commissioner has become part of the fabric of the draft. With the [more]...2021
Commissioner Roger Goodell injury and suspension
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• Mike McCarthy: Aldon Smith “bigger and stronger” than he was with 49ers
Robert Quinn, playing opposite DeMarcus Lawrence, led the Cowboys in sacks last season with 11.5. Quinn signed with the Bears in free agency, leaving a hole. The Cowboys have filled it by signing Aldon Smith while hoping NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reinstates Randy Gregory. Goodell recently gave Smith the approval to return from his suspension. [more]...2020
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• Myles Garrett returns to Pittsburgh on Oct. 18
Myles Garrett hasn’t played since Nov. 14, 2019. That’s the day that will live in infamy for the Browns defensive end. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indefinitely suspended Garrett after Garrett ripped off Mason Rudolph‘s helmet and bashed the quarterback over the head with it. The suspension ended up being six games as Goodell reinstated Garrett [more]...2020
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• Cowboys expect Randy Gregory to be reinstated by NFL?
Randy Gregory has not played in the NFL since 2018 due to an indefinite suspension, but the Dallas Cowboys reportedly expect that to change soon. The Dallas Morning News’ David Moore reported on Sunday that Gregory will soon apply for reinstatement with Commissioner Roger Goodell. Moore further says Dallas expects Gregory to be reinstated at some point. Gregory, 27, was a second-round pick by the ...2020
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• Report: Randy Gregory readying to file for reinstatement, return to Cowboys
Randy Gregory hasn’t filed for reinstatement yet, but the defensive end is close to asking NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to lift his latest suspension. David Moore of the Dallas Morning News reports that Gregory soon will petition for reinstatement, and the Cowboys’ expectation is Gregory will play in 2020. But Gregory, who missed the entire [more]...2020
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• Source: WR Gordon intends to play this season
Indefinitely suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon intends to play in 2020, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Commissioner Roger Goodell will oversee Gordon's reinstatement attempt....2020
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• Troubled WR Josh Gordon wants to play in 2020 despite latest suspension
Wide receiver Josh Gordon is on an indefinite suspension from the NFL, but he would like to play next season, according to a report. Gordon, 28, was suspended in December for violating the league’s drug and performance-enhancing substances policies. The suspension marked his fifth time being suspended for violating the league’s policies. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Gordon intends to play nex...2020
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• Report: Aldon Smith seeking reinstatement to NFL
Aldon Smith hasn’t played in an NFL game since 2015, but he’s once again trying to make a comeback. According to Jim Trotter of NFL Media, Smith has applied for reinstatement to the NFL, roughly three-and-a-half years after his previous bid was denied. Smith has a long way to go here. He’s been officially suspended since 2015, and has repeatedly been in legal trouble. That has often stemmed from d...2020
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• Report: 'Zero communication' from NFL headquarters on coronavirus plans
As the entire sports world pretty much closes up shop during the troubling pandemic that is coronavirus (COVID-19), the NFL is preparing for business as usual. The free-agency tampering period starts on Monday, with the start of the new league year officially set to take place on March 18. We have yet to hear much from the NFL’s brass, commissioner Roger Goodell included. That has apparently exten...2020
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• Browns DE Myles Garrett reinstated by NFL
The NFL reinstated Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett on Wednesday following his indefinite suspension for striking quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head with a helmet during a game. Garrett met with commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, but no timetable for a decision was given. The decision was expected and Goodell spoke about Garrett’s case with reporters this past week. The NFL allow...2020
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• Myles Garrett officially reinstated by NFL
Myles Garrett missed six games to close out the 2019 season after he hit Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with a helmet, and that will be the extent of the suspension for the star defensive end. Garrett met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this week, and the Cleveland Browns announced on Wednesday that their former No. 1 overall pick has officially been reinst...2020
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• Sports & Politics Intersect: Cheerleader scandal exposes growing employee issues in NFL
“But unfortunately, I feel like it won’t change until something terrible happens, like a girl is assaulted in some way, or raped. I think teams will start paying attention to this only when it’s too late.” - An anonymous former member of the First Ladies of FootballMore disturbing news came out of the NFL this week when we learned that Washington Redskins cheerleaders were subjected to a nude phot...2018
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![NFL Owners Meetings: The catch rule finally makes some sense]()
• NFL Owners Meetings: The catch rule finally makes some senseORLANDO - Nothing accomplished at this week's NFL annual meeting here in vacation-land will match the importance of the league finally taking steps to fix the catch rule, that confusing word salad that has bedeviled the game and mystified all parties for a couple decades now. Have no fear football fans, the NFL’s simplified and streamlined definition of a catch is going to garner the necessary 24 ...2018 -
• NFL owners pushing for Ezekiel Elliott suspension?
Since entering the NFL as a rookie out of Ohio State last season, Ezekiel Elliott has been known for two things — his dominant rushing abilities and his off-field troubles.As amazing as his accomplishments have been on the field, it’s what has happened off of it that has gotten the most attention of late. And according to Dan Patrick, via his “The Dan Patrick Show,” NFL owners are pushing to have ...2017
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• News Blitz 3/29: Goodell coming to New England, RB Mixon is reportedly not
2017
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• The Chris Borland Effect: He's Changed His Future, but Did He Change the NFL's?
2016
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• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: The Super-Duper Drafty Edition
2016
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• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: The Super-Duper Drafty Edition
2016
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• Laremy Tunsil Dominates Pro Day, Cements Status as Top Pick in 2016 NFL Draft
2016
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• The Evolution of Adam Jones, the Cornerback Formerly Known as Pacman
2016
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• Gerald Christian's Quest 'To Be the Most Relevant Mr. Irrelevant There Ever Was'
2015
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Commissioner Roger Goodell trade, contract, salary rumors
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• NFL may have to pivot to a traditional CEO, post-Goodell
Peter King’s latest Football Morning in America leads with a question regarding the remaining tenure of Commissioner Roger Goodell, whose fifteenth anniversary on the job arrives later this summer. Goodell has made it clear he’s not planning on walking away any time soon. When former league P.R. chief Joe Lockhart suggested that Goodell’s latest contract (which [more]...2021
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• NFL expects stadiums at full capacity in 2021, will increase salary cap ceiling to $208.2 million in 2022
Commissioner Roger Goodell is optimistic the league will largely return to normal in the upcoming season with most teams already approved to have 100% fan capacity. ...2021
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• Jayson Oweh will be known as Odafe Oweh in NFL
When the Ravens made the 31st pick of the draft on Thursday night, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced linebacker Jayson Oweh as the newest member of the team. That name isn’t going to appear on their roster, however. General Manager Eric DeCosta referred to Oweh as Odafe in his press conference and said he thinks [more]...2021
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• Hey, Cleveland, don’t boo the Commissioner tonight
In 2011, when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell faced angry fans during an offseason lockout on the first night of the draft, they let him hear it. Loudly and repeatedly, both with boos and a “we want football” chant. Ever since then, booing the Commissioner has become part of the fabric of the draft. With the [more]...2021
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• NFL announces first sportsbook partnerships
When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke to the media after the league announced its new broadcasting contracts last month, he said the league would “find ways we can engage fans through legalized sports betting” during the life of those deals. That continued a major shift in attitude for a league that had long worked to [more]...2021
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• Goodell: NFL eager to engage fans through legalized sports betting
For most of its history, the National Football League has done everything in its power to avoid the appearance that there’s any connection between football and gambling. That has changed dramatically in recent years. In announcing the NFL’s new television contracts on Thursday, Commissioner Roger Goodell highlighted gambling as one of the reasons football is [more]...2021
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![Cowboys', Texans' stadiums to serve as COVID-19 vaccination super sites]()
• Cowboys', Texans' stadiums to serve as COVID-19 vaccination super sitesThe announcement follows NFL commissioner Roger Goodell offering the use of the league’s 30 available stadiums to the U.S. government for vaccination sites....2021 -
• NFL could strip draft picks, force forfeits for future COVID-19 violations
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stressed that compliance is mandatory and the punishments for not following protocols will continue to be severe....2020
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• Roger Goodell on COVID-19 numbers: We’re not patting ourselves on the back yet
The NFL released its latest COVID-19 numbers, and they continue to offer optimism that perhaps the league will make it through the 2020 season. The regular season is scheduled to begin a week from Thursday. “We’re not patting ourselves on the back yet,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. “We’re just at the eve of the [more]...2020
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• Rooney Rule likely will use draft picks as compensation, not as a reward
The decision to table proposed Rooney Rule enhancements that would give teams draft-pick enhancement for hiring minority coaches or General Managers creates the impression that, if the proposal wasn’t tabled, it would have failed to secure the requisite 24 votes to secure passage. That’s not the case, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on a media conference [more]...2020
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• Super Bowl 2021: Here are eight key points NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed during press conference
Roger Goodell hit on a number of key issues surrounding the NFL during his Super bowl press conference...2021
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• Travis Kelce still sees value in OTAs, training camp practices
NFLPA president JC Tretter wrote in December that he doesn’t think there’s any reason to return to the previous offseason schedule based on the 2020 season’s results. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that “virtual is going to be a part of our lives” going forward. But eliminating the offseason program — the vast majority of [more]...2021
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• Goodell to team executives: Titans’ results show we need to remain diligent
After three players and five staffers on the Titans tested positive, the NFL is reminding all 32 teams of the requirement to take every possible step to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak within an NFL locker room. In a memo to club presidents and executives, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said today that it is vital that [more]...2020
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• Roger Goodell: There will be “potential competitive inequities”
Last week, Commissioner Roger Goodell refused to acknowledge, twice, the obvious competitive inequities resulting from some teams having fans present and other teams not having fans present. Goodell nevertheless will admit that the 2020 season will be far from perfect. Asked by Peter King of Football Morning in America on Friday afternoon whether Goodell believes [more]...2020
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• SB Nation Reacts: People like Bettman now? WTF?
Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Fans appreciate his handling of the NHL’s Return to Play Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NHL. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Blue Jackets fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. As if 2020 wasn’t weird enough, the one-impossible has now happened – hockey fans like Gary Bettman. I...2020
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• Roger Goodell warns that criticism of NFL draft decision could lead to discipline
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has done some good things in his role. The latest example was an ability to get a new collective bargaining agreement hashed out between the league and Players’ Association. But someone in Goodell’s position doesn’t change his colors midstream. In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic plaguing the world, his league decided that the 2020 NFL Draft would still go ...2020
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• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addresses Colin Kaepernick workout
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell held a press conference on Wednesday to discuss a number of different issues. One of the topics broached by reporters was Colin Kaepernick’s workout in Atlanta last month. It has obviously been a point of contention in the weeks since Kaepernick cancelled the NFL-mandated workout and set up shop at a nearby high school. In talking about it Wednesday, Goodell noted th...2019
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• Bart Scott: NFL should strip Patriots of ‘whole draft’ over Robert Kraft scandal
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has found himself at the center of a disturbing sex trafficking scandal, and the always outspoken Bart Scott is calling for the NFL to drop the hammer on the team as a result. Scott, an ex-linebacker who now hosts a show on WFAN, said Friday that he feels NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should do something that “cripples” the Patriots. He proposed stripping t...2019
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• Roger Goodell responds to Louisiana governor’s criticism of NFL
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attempted to put to bed criticism of officials during his State of the League press conference in the lead-up to Super Bowl LIII earlier this month. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock in recent weeks, you know full well why they were criticized. Late in the NFC Championship Game between the Rams and Saints in New Orleans, officials missed a blatant pass interfere...2019
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• Report: NFL considering penalizing teams for losing challenge on judgment call
The NFL is in the process of exploring ways to potentially make judgment calls like pass interference reviewable, and one possible solution involves penalizing coaches who challenge such plays and lose. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that one proposal being floated would allow limited challenges of judgment calls for coaches, but losing such a challenge could result in a penalty or some sort of cloc...2019
Commissioner Roger Goodell parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend
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• Roger Goodell: NFL is proud of Carl Nassib for courageously sharing his truth
2021
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!['You left us all proud to have known you': NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell looks back on the life of Floyd Little]()
• 'You left us all proud to have known you': NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell looks back on the life of Floyd Little“Floyd Little was not only a Hall of Fame running back, he was a Hall of Fame person," Goodell wrote. "Faith, family and football were the pillars of his life."...2021 -
• Does Roger Goodell have what it takes to lead NFL on racial injustice issues?
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell faces a career-defining moment as issues of racial injustice intensify on the eve of the 2020 season. ...2020
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• Goodell: NFL is pleased the Ford family will continue to own the Lions
The Lions have made a change in ownership, but it remains in the family, which the league office fully supports. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement saying he supports the decision of Martha Firestone Ford to step down as the principal owner of the Lions and hand the team off to her daughter Sheila [more]...2020
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• What does the league’s new position mean for Colin Kaepernick?
The video published by Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday regarding the league’s position on racism and peaceful protests represents Goodell’s finest moment in nearly 14 years on the job. But it also raises the stakes on a couple of open issues that now need to be addressed in light of the league’s new position. “We, [more]...2020
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• NFL stops short of saying exactly what the players wanted
The fact that the NFL so quickly and convincingly responded to Thursday night’s video from players was jarring, and inspiring. It was the finest moment of Commissioner Roger Goodell, one in which on behalf of the league he seemingly capitulated to every demand made by the players. On closer inspection, the NFL stopped short. As [more]...2020
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• Goodell: NFL is greatly saddened by the tragic events across our country
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement on Saturday responding to the protests across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer. “The NFL family is greatly saddened by the tragic events across our country. The protesters’ reactions to these incidents reflect the pain, anger and [more]...2020
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• Roger Goodell relieved at lack of problems, hopes to stay on schedule
The NFL positioned itself as an agent of national relief, offering the 2020 NFL Draft as a moment of distraction during the coronavirus outbreak. Commissioner Roger Goodell was likewise relieved when it was over. Judy Battista of NFL Network spoke to Goodell after the completion of the longer-than-normal first round, and said he sounded “weary” [more]...2020
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• Roger Goodell’s full letter to NFL employees regarding COVID-19
On Thursday, Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter to all NFL employees regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Sam Farmer of the L.A. Times shared excerpts of it in his article regarding plans for the draft. We’ve since obtained the full letter. We’ve decided to share all of it, both to underscore the gravity of the moment [more]...2020
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• Roger Goodell weighs in on Antonio Brown investigation
As the NFL continues its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Antonio Brown, commissioner Roger Goodell weighed in on the troubled receiver Wednesday. During a press conference, Goodell turned the focus of the investigation of Brown into the league prioritizing his well-being and making sure to get him help. Brown turned himself in to police after an arrest warrant was issued a...2020
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• Goodell: No decision yet on discipline for Marshawn Lynch
PHOENIX (AP) The NFL won't decide on any discipline for Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch until after the Super Bowl, commissioner Roger Goodell said at his Super Bowl news conference Friday....2015
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• Goodell: 'Wished we listened earlier' to Kap
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that he wishes the league had listened earlier to what Colin Kaepernick was protesting....2020
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• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: 'We've moved on' from Colin Kaepernick after botched workout
It's no surprise, but the league has moved on from Kaepernick...2019
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• Roger Goodell upholds Tom Brady suspension
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has upheld Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on integrity of the game, the league announced Tuesday....2015
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• Ray Rice Reinstated by NFL: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
2014
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• Tom Brady Deflategate Suspension Overturned: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
2015
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• Memo: Goodell not taking salary during pandemic
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has volunteered to forgo his salary during the coronavirus pandemic....2020
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• Ray Rice Reportedly Files Grievance Against Ravens, Seeks NFL Reinstatement
2014
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• Sources: Goodell says no L.A. team in 2015
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams that there will not be a team that moves to Los Angeles for next season, according to league sources....2014
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• Raiders Extend Lease at Coliseum: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
2015
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• Richard Sherman Rips Roger Goodell, Patriots Owner Robert Kraft over Deflategate
2015
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• Tottenham and NFL Agree to Host at Least 2 Games Per Season at New Stadium
2015
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• Revenge of the Patriots: It's Them vs. the World, and That's Scary for the World
2015
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• Banned, but Bountiful: Marijuana Coveted by NFL Players as Invaluable Painkiller
2015
Commissioner Roger Goodell fantasy rankings and news
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• Tackling Tech: Can Tech Help with NFL Ratings Challenges?
While teams and players are on to the 2017 draft, the National Football League is working to avoid a repeat of last year's TV ratings drop. Recently-released research and analysis suggests there were many reasons for the lower viewership - some of which the league could address with technology. The NFL has tools to enhance and advance the TV viewing experience. Applying them would require the leag...2017
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• Adrian Peterson Q&A: Vikings RB on Age, Training and How the NFL 'Really Is'
2016
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• Is It Time for the NFL to Push for 17 Regular-Season Games?
2016
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• Goodell’s assemblyman cousin calls daily fantasy “clearly gambling”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has said that fantasy football isn’t about wagering, and that daily fantasy isn’t really gambling because it’s not about the outcome of games. The second-most prominent member of the Goodell family thinks differently. Andy Goodell, Roger’s cousin, is a New York State assemblyman. The New York legislature is currently debating the…...2016
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• Nonprofit groups want NFL to stop marketing fantasy football to kids
A pair of nonprofit groups are imploring the National Football League to stop promoting fantasy football toward children. According to Philip Marcelo of the Associated Press, the National Council on Problem Gambling and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood have authored a letter that will be sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday complaining…...2016
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• Tony Romo’s lawsuit against the NFL heads to court next week
Tony Romo’s lawsuit against the NFL relating to the closure of a fantasy football conference will go to court next Monday, according to Pro Football Talk. Per PFT, Romo alleges the league improperly shut down the National Fantasy Football Convention, “over concerns that the event was being held on property owned by a casino.” Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the two sides head to cou...2016
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• NFL defers to state law, when it wants to
Even if the owners would like to see a less evasive Commissioner Roger Goodell, they pay him millions in part to be the pin cushion for the scrutiny and criticism of their business practices. He earned a bonus on Friday when trying to reconcile the league’s positions on marijuana and daily fantasy. Vastly different on…...2016
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• Roger Goodell concerned over role of daily fantasy
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says protecting the integrity of the game in relation to daily fantasy sports is his "No. 1 concern" while speaking a fan forum in Minneapolis on Sunday....2015
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• Roger Goodell talks L.A. relocation, daily fantasy sites
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell does not expect an NFL team to be in Los Angeles for the 2016 season. However, Goodell says relocation discussions are ongoing....2015
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• Duke Ihenacho Discusses NFL Contracts in the Players' Tribune
2015
Commissioner Roger Goodell schedule, game
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• Report: No Mexico City game in 2021
2021
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• Urban Meyer expects Jaguars to play one London game in 2021
During NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s press conference before Super Bowl LV, he said that the NFL is planning to play international games in 2021 after calling them off in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four games in London had been on the docket along with one game in Mexico City. The Jaguars were scheduled [more]...2021
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• Travis Kelce still sees value in OTAs, training camp practices
2021
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• 17th game will give each team a fifth interconference matchup
Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday that, although the NFL has not approved an expansion to 17 regular-season games, the owners have approved a formula for playing 17 games. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the extra game will be, for every team, an extra interconference game. Currently, every team from a given [more]...2020
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• All of Ravens’ point-of-care tests come back negative, so game is on
This afternoon’s game between the Ravens and Steelers is on. It is scheduled for a 3:40 p.m. ET kickoff on NBC. The NFL is confident the “virus [within the Ravens’ organization] is contained,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. The players underwent point-of-care testing today, and all tests came back negative. “All of the on-field personnel [more]...2020
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• Roger Goodell: NFL expects to “safely and responsibly complete the season”
Two hours before the Ravens and Steelers kick off in a rare Wednesday afternoon game, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell insisted that the NFL can “safely and responsibly complete the season” even as the COVID-19 pandemic gets worse across America. Amid criticism for how the NFL has handled the Ravens-Steelers game, which was originally scheduled for [more]...2020
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• NFL examining playoff procedures, but Goodell doesn’t expect to use a bubble
The NFL has delayed today’s Ravens-Steelers game by six days because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the Ravens. But in the postseason, that simply wouldn’t be possible. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged today that in the postseason, games just can’t be delayed the way they can be in the regular season. And he said the [more]...2020
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• Week 18, playoff bubble discussed
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed multiple topics after today's NFL Owners virtual meeting...2020
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• Roger Goodell on COVID-19 numbers: We’re not patting ourselves on the back yet
2020
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• Full text of Roger Goodell’s letter to fans
[Editor’s note: As training camps open, Commissioner Roger Goodell has issued a letter to all NFL fans. The full test of the letter appears below.] This week training camps across the country are starting and before we know it, the NFL season will be here. This is always the most optimistic time of year for [more]...2020
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![Opinion: As more allegations of sexual misconduct engulf Dan Snyder and WFT, NFL must ask when enough is enough]()
• Opinion: As more allegations of sexual misconduct engulf Dan Snyder and WFT, NFL must ask when enough is enoughEventually commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners of the other 31 NFL teams have to ask themselves when enough is enough about owner Dan Snyder. ...2020 -
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• Opinion: As more allegations of sexual misconduct engulf Snyder and WFT, NFL must ask when enough is enoughEventually commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners of the other 31 NFL teams have to ask themselves when enough is enough about owner Dan Snyder. ...2020 -
• NFL takes over Washington investigation, but investigator hired by Washington remains
The NFL has revealed through a leak to the NFL’s in-house media conglomerate that the NFL will be “taking over” the investigation regarding sexual harassment and related misconduct at the Washington Football Team. Per the leak/report, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke to Washington owner Daniel Snyder regarding the subject on Monday, and Snyder was “supportive” [mo...2020
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• Full text of letter from Lisa Banks and Debra Katz to Roger Goodell
[Editor’s note: On Thursday, lawyers Lisa Banks and Debra Katz sent a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the current allegations of sexual harassment against the Washington Football Team. The full text of the letter, as posted on Twitter, appears below.] We represent over 12 former employees of the Washington Football Team who worked in [more]...2020
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• NFL won’t hire an independent investigator to review Washington allegations
The first paragraph of Commissioner Roger Goodell’s statement regarding the latest report from the Washington Post regarding 40 allegations (and counting) of sexual harassment in the Washington Football Team organization, a report that includes two specific allegations involving owner Daniel Snyder, strikes the right tone. The second paragraph completely misses the point. “We strongly ...2020
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• MLB Commissioner under siege over handling of Astros scandal
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has become, at times, the highest-paid pin cushion in sports, providing face and voice to unpopular decisions made by the billionaires behind the curtain. Sometimes, most notably in connection with the Ray Rice scandal in 2014, the criticism morphs into a full-blown siege. Currently, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred currently can relate. [more]...2020
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• Roger Goodell weighs in on Antonio Brown investigation
2020
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• Goodell: We want to help Antonio Brown get on the right track
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fielded a question about Antonio Brown’s status early in his press conference from Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Wednesday. Brown has been out of the NFL since being released by the Patriots in September in the wake of a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. He has not been suspended [more]...2020
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• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addresses Colin Kaepernick workout
2019
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• Robert Kraft's lawyers seek to keep surveillance video out of court
Lawyers for Robert Kraft are taking steps to keep surveillance video allegedly showing the Patriots owner engaging in sexual activity out of court, as Deadspin’s Diana Moskovitz writes. Kraft’s attorneys are also looking to attack the traffic stop that occurred outside of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa. Kraft’s lawyers will argue that the video, which was filmed without Kraft’s knowledge or consent, ...2019
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