Paul Tagliabue dies at 84: NFL community pays tribute to former NFL Commissioner

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue died Sunday at the age of 84, the league announced. “All of us in the NFL are deeply saddened by the passing of Paul Tagliabue, whose principled leadership and vision put the NFL on the path to unparalleled success,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement Sunday. “Throughout his decades-long leadership on behalf of the NFL, first as outside counsel and then during a powerful 17-year tenure as commissioner, Paul served with integrity, passion and an unwavering conviction to do what was best for the league. “Paul was the ultimate steward of the game — tall in stature, humble in presence and decisive in his loyalty to the NFL. He viewed every challenge and opportunity through the lens of what was best for the greater good, a principle he inherited from Pete Rozelle and passed on to me.” Tagliabue was NFL Commissioner from 1989 to 2006 and oversaw the league’s tremendous growth during his tenure, including the expansion to 32 teams and the current eight-division landscape it plays in today. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020. Tagliabue’s death prompted an outpouring of remembrance from the NFL and football
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