Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL needs to move the draft from late April to May because of potential scheduling conflict at Radio City Music Hall, where the draft has been held every year since 2006. According to Don Banks of SI.com, multiple team execs are opposed to the move. “You’d be hard-pressed to find…
Roger Goodell, speaking from the 2013 NFL owners meetings in Boston, said the league doesn't 'see any other choice' but moving the 2014 NFL Draft to May.
The Turk could be getting a visit from, well, the Turk. At a press conference held in connection with the quarterly ownership meetings in Boston, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the league is interested in making the process of widespread roster cuts more “humane,” according to multiple Twitter entries from folks covering the press…
In addition to discussing changes to the league’s offseason schedule on Tuesday in Boston, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also addressed the future of the Pro Bowl. The game is set for 2014 in Hawaii and Goodell said that the league is still contemplating changes to the game to make it more entertaining for fans and…
At a press conference to wrap up the league meetings in Boston, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the league saw “no choice” but moving next year’s draft to May because of a conflict with Radio City Music Hall. Goodell said that a choice would be made soon about whether to hold the draft from…
Linebackers Scott Fujita and Brendon Ayanbadejo, and punter Chris Kluwe have long championed gay rights, and all think NFL locker rooms could handle a gay teammate. On Thursday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell weighed in on the matte...
Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a memo, obtained by CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman, to all chief executives, club presidents, head coaches and general managers reminding them of the league's 'sexual orientation anti-discrimination and harassment policy.'
Tim Tebow has been through some tough times recently, but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is providing him with some support. In an interview with Steve Wyche of NFL Network, Goodell was asked about Tebow's future in the NFL: Well, he's a great young man. Show More Summary
As the stadium situation in Miami suddenly becomes complicated, to say the least, Commissioner Roger Goodell has weighed in with a predictable yet ominous observation on the situation. “We do want to see the Dolphins stay in Miami,” Goodell told Steve Wyche of NFL Network. “We want to see them stay in a facility that…
Roger Goodell has encouraging words for any player who might come out. Also, Jets linebacker DeMario Davis says he'd accept a gay teammate, even though he thinks homosexuality is a sin. read more
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league’s new rule against players lowering their helmets into opponents doesn’t make the sport soft. Asked on NFL Network what he would say to people who think he’s making the game less physical, Goodell said he’d say those people are wrong. “Not true,” Goodell said. “That’s one of the…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL.com yesterday that the league will support an openly gay player. Said Goodell: "I have such great respect for our players. I don't think it will just be tolerated, I think it will be accepted....
These days, it's difficult to imagine the NFL without Roger Goodell, but it wasn't too long ago that he was just the answer to a trivia question that only the most hardcore NFL fan could answer. Before eventually taking over for Paul Tagliabue, Goodell was once a lowly intern in the offices of Pete Rozelle and later the New York Jets. Show More Summary
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell repeatedly has explained that the league must constantly try to find ways to improve. Here’s something for the suggestion box: Get rid of rules that are regularly broken but rarely enforced. There are several rules like this. The paperwork says one thing, the teams routinely do something else, and the league…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell walked to the podium at the 2013 NFL draft at Radio City Hall in New York City. He had the 26th pick of the draft in his hand. “With the 26th pick in the 2013 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers select Datone Jones, defensive end, UCLA,” Goodell said. Show More Summary
Folks I made a offhand comment during the draft that when Roger Goodell was meeting with the soldiers and expressing his gratitude as if there werent even any cameras there [...] The post Tebow/Goodell 2016 appeared first on Kissing Suzy Kolber.
During the second and third rounds of the NFL draft, the league invited retired players to announce their former team's picks. This produced fun moments, like Jonathan Ogden dwarfing Roger Goodell as he announced the Baltimore Ravens' picks, and Tony Casillas antagonizing the New York crowd as he announced the Dallas Cowboys pick. Show More Summary
Former USC quarterback Matt Barkley came into the 2013 NFL draft hopeful to be shaking commissioner Roger Goodell's hand as a first-round pick. With two rounds having come and gone, Barkley's now in the position of hoping he gets drafted before the weekend. Show More Summary
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and league officials went on the offensive Friday, citing the advantages of the in-game NFL stadium experience, while outlining new initiatives to get fans to fill the seats.
We don't know if, as a child, Roger Goodell dreamed of one day being best known for embracing enormous men and then, later, taking money from them. The Draft Day Hug Era is at its peak, and like last year, we decided to find out who hugged the NFL commissioner longest. Read more...