Look how great that 50/50 4th and 1 run worked @blackman80.. turnover on downs.. McCaffrey is better than Tracy and still got stopped
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Since he did that Trump dance, good
but he had a helmet on, he was more likely to break his hand than do any damage
That nigga Black!
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dead at 84
He reportedly died Sunday morning in Chevy Chase, Maryland as a result of heart failure complicated by Parkinson's disease. He leaves behind wife Chandler, son Drew and daughter Emily.www.dailymail.co.uk
Ex-NFL commissioner Tagliabue dies at age 84
Paul Tagliabue, who served as NFL commissioner for 17 seasons as the league experienced tremendous prosperity and growth, died Sunday morning at the age of 84, his family announced.
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at age 84
Nov 9, 2025, 12:16 PM ET
Paul Tagliabue, who served as NFL commissioner for 17 seasons as the league experienced tremendous prosperity and growth, died Sunday morning at the age of 84, his family announced.
The apparent cause of death was heart failure complicated by Parkinson's disease.
Tagliabue became commissioner in 1989, taking over for Pete Rozelle. He was succeeded by current commissioner Roger Goodell in 2006.
"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," Goodell said in a statement Sunday.
Goodell added: "I am forever grateful and proud to have Paul as my friend and mentor. I cherished the innumerable hours we spent together where he helped shape me as an executive but also as a man, husband and father."
Paul Tagliabue was NFL commissioner for 17 years, succeeding Pete Rozelle. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2020. George Gojkovich/Getty Images
The value of many of the league's franchises increased tenfold during Tagliabue's time in the commissioner's chair. When he left, more than two-thirds of the NFL's 32 teams were either playing in or building stadiums that didn't exist when he took over as commissioner in 1989. The league also added four franchises -- the Carolina Panthers (1995), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), present-day Cleveland Browns (1999) and Houston Texans (2002) -- during his tenure, going from 28 teams to 32.
He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2020.
"In examining what makes the NFL so compelling, I always return to the players who make the game what it is," Tagliabue said during his Hall of Fame induction speech. "The athletes who thrive in the competitive environment of the National Football League tend to be intensely motivated individuals with clear values and exceptional goals. ... We need to respect the players for having these qualities and for what they represent as leaders in sports and in society."
Tagliabue was commissioner during two of the biggest crises in recent American history: the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Tagliabue canceled the weekend's NFL games in the aftermath of Sept. 11, setting the tone for other sports leagues to follow suit.
"I was convinced that there was no real historical analogue for the [Sept. 11] attacks," Tagliabue wrote in his 2017 memoir "Jersey City to America's Game." "... On a conference call Wednesday with our working group of owners, I told them that 'This is not the Kennedy assassination. This is not Pearl Harbor. It's worse.' I knew that I could not support playing any games on that weekend."
He also ensured that the Saints would move back to New Orleans after being displaced to San Antonio during the 2005 season because of Hurricane Katrina.
When he announced his retirement in 2006, Tagliabue said the biggest accomplishment of his tenure was "building a strong relationship with the NFL Players Association," noting that "everyone involved in the NFL in the '80s saw that as a negative."
Working with players' union executive director Gene Upshaw and following advice from late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to never give "too much weight to any one owner," Tagliabue helped restore peace in owner-player relations after labor strikes in 1982 and 1987. There were no labor stoppages during his 17-year tenure. The league also enjoyed historic television contracts, and under Tagliabue, free agency and a salary cap were introduced.
"The system put every team on a roughly equal footing in the football competition, and it took a great player and a great owner," Tagliabue said of labor peace. "It took a Gene Upshaw and a Dan Rooney to reach that kind of a compromise and that kind of a solution to a complicated problem."
Tagliabue implemented a policy on substance abuse that was considered the strongest in major sports. He also established the "Rooney Rule" in which all teams with coaching vacancies must interview minority candidates. It has since been expanded to include front office and league executive positions.
When he took office in 1989, the NFL had just hired its first Black head coach of the modern era. By the time Tagliabue stepped down in 2006, there were seven minority head coaches in the league.
He said his biggest regret as commissioner was allowing both the Rams and Raiders to leave Los Angeles after the 1994 season -- the Rams for St. Louis and the Raiders for Oakland before moving to Las Vegas in 2020. The Rams returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis for the 2016 season, with the Chargers joining them in 2017 after a move from San Diego.
The Browns and Oilers also relocated during his tenure. The Browns moved to Baltimore to become the Ravens in 1996, and the Oilers relocated from Houston to Tennessee to become the Titans in 1997.
In 2017, Tagliabue apologized for remarks he made decades ago about concussions in football, acknowledging he didn't have the proper data at the time in 1994. He called concussions "one of those pack-journalism issues" and contended that the number of concussions "is relatively small; the problem is the journalist issue."
"Obviously," he said on Talk of Fame Network, "I do regret those remarks. Looking back, it was not sensible language to use to express my thoughts at the time. My language was intemperate, and it led to a serious misunderstanding.
"My intention at the time was to make a point which could have been made fairly simply: that there was a need for better data. There was a need for more reliable information about concussions and uniformity in terms of how they were being defined in terms of severity."
Post-retirement, Tagliabue was appointed by Goodell in 2012 to hear an appeal by four players who had been suspended in the Saints' "Bountygate" case. Tagliabue overturned the suspensions, saying that although three of the four players engaged in conduct detrimental to the league, the case had been "contaminated by the coaches and others in the Saints organization."
Tagliabue also served as chairman of the board of directors at Georgetown University from 2009 to 2015.
Before his legal career, Tagliabue was a standout college basketball player at Georgetown. Before taking on the job of commissioner, Tagliabue was a league lawyer who spent much of that time as the NFL's representative and unofficial lobbyist in Washington.
He is survived by his wife Chandler, son Drew and daughter Emily.
ESPN's Adam Schefter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Paul Tagliabue was NFL commissioner for 17 years, succeeding Pete Rozelle. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2020. George Gojkovich/Getty Images
The value of many of the league's franchises increased tenfold during Tagliabue's time in the commissioner's chair. When he left, more than two-thirds of the NFL's 32 teams were either playing in or building stadiums that didn't exist when he took over as commissioner in 1989. The league also added four franchises -- the Carolina Panthers (1995), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), present-day Cleveland Browns (1999) and Houston Texans (2002) -- during his tenure, going from 28 teams to 32.
He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2020.
"In examining what makes the NFL so compelling, I always return to the players who make the game what it is," Tagliabue said during his Hall of Fame induction speech. "The athletes who thrive in the competitive environment of the National Football League tend to be intensely motivated individuals with clear values and exceptional goals. ... We need to respect the players for having these qualities and for what they represent as leaders in sports and in society."
Tagliabue was commissioner during two of the biggest crises in recent American history: the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Tagliabue canceled the weekend's NFL games in the aftermath of Sept. 11, setting the tone for other sports leagues to follow suit.
"I was convinced that there was no real historical analogue for the [Sept. 11] attacks," Tagliabue wrote in his 2017 memoir "Jersey City to America's Game." "... On a conference call Wednesday with our working group of owners, I told them that 'This is not the Kennedy assassination. This is not Pearl Harbor. It's worse.' I knew that I could not support playing any games on that weekend."
He also ensured that the Saints would move back to New Orleans after being displaced to San Antonio during the 2005 season because of Hurricane Katrina.
When he announced his retirement in 2006, Tagliabue said the biggest accomplishment of his tenure was "building a strong relationship with the NFL Players Association," noting that "everyone involved in the NFL in the '80s saw that as a negative."
Working with players' union executive director Gene Upshaw and following advice from late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to never give "too much weight to any one owner," Tagliabue helped restore peace in owner-player relations after labor strikes in 1982 and 1987. There were no labor stoppages during his 17-year tenure. The league also enjoyed historic television contracts, and under Tagliabue, free agency and a salary cap were introduced.
"The system put every team on a roughly equal footing in the football competition, and it took a great player and a great owner," Tagliabue said of labor peace. "It took a Gene Upshaw and a Dan Rooney to reach that kind of a compromise and that kind of a solution to a complicated problem."
Tagliabue implemented a policy on substance abuse that was considered the strongest in major sports. He also established the "Rooney Rule" in which all teams with coaching vacancies must interview minority candidates. It has since been expanded to include front office and league executive positions.
When he took office in 1989, the NFL had just hired its first Black head coach of the modern era. By the time Tagliabue stepped down in 2006, there were seven minority head coaches in the league.
He said his biggest regret as commissioner was allowing both the Rams and Raiders to leave Los Angeles after the 1994 season -- the Rams for St. Louis and the Raiders for Oakland before moving to Las Vegas in 2020. The Rams returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis for the 2016 season, with the Chargers joining them in 2017 after a move from San Diego.
The Browns and Oilers also relocated during his tenure. The Browns moved to Baltimore to become the Ravens in 1996, and the Oilers relocated from Houston to Tennessee to become the Titans in 1997.
In 2017, Tagliabue apologized for remarks he made decades ago about concussions in football, acknowledging he didn't have the proper data at the time in 1994. He called concussions "one of those pack-journalism issues" and contended that the number of concussions "is relatively small; the problem is the journalist issue."
"Obviously," he said on Talk of Fame Network, "I do regret those remarks. Looking back, it was not sensible language to use to express my thoughts at the time. My language was intemperate, and it led to a serious misunderstanding.
"My intention at the time was to make a point which could have been made fairly simply: that there was a need for better data. There was a need for more reliable information about concussions and uniformity in terms of how they were being defined in terms of severity."
Post-retirement, Tagliabue was appointed by Goodell in 2012 to hear an appeal by four players who had been suspended in the Saints' "Bountygate" case. Tagliabue overturned the suspensions, saying that although three of the four players engaged in conduct detrimental to the league, the case had been "contaminated by the coaches and others in the Saints organization."
Tagliabue also served as chairman of the board of directors at Georgetown University from 2009 to 2015.
Before his legal career, Tagliabue was a standout college basketball player at Georgetown. Before taking on the job of commissioner, Tagliabue was a league lawyer who spent much of that time as the NFL's representative and unofficial lobbyist in Washington.
He is survived by his wife Chandler, son Drew and daughter Emily.
ESPN's Adam Schefter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Was actually thinking of going to Spain just for the fuck of it for this game
I haven’t watched a full game this season because these dudes are doo doo…
Shit about to be sad, but I’m still going to place some bets lol
Them niggas are trash and it’s no excuse for veterans acting like that.
Between the fans and local media calling the defense out for being trash, it’s boiling over, but still no excuse for what they doing on the field.
Every time,I turn around is people saying he's playing a bad organization and etc.
Shedeur hasn't play one game yet he get criticize from the national media. Folks like Albert Breer,Aditi Kinkhabwala,Trey Wingo and etc goes on Cleveland sports radio and just shit on Shedeur for no reason...
You have to actually draft good, and the Jets have a history of not drafting good
I HATE THIS ORANGE MUTHAFUCKA SO MUCH 
Probably CTE. It’s interesting how pro black peiople was in the kneel era. Now everyone pro Trump.
Trump is a big back baconator ass bitch.
