LSU, Tulane could be part of contingency doubleheader Sep 6, 2008
Then NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue stepped in and got the Saints to play four games in Tiger Stadium with a third in San Antonio. "Again, it's just a possibility right now, but it would be a very symbolic day if it happens," said Thornton, whose work in 2005 was praised for keeping the Saints in New Orleans. (USA Today -- Sports)
Tears, laughter at Gene Upshaw memorial service Sep 3, 2008
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who negotiated labor peace with Upshaw, said Upshaw was "hardheaded'' and always late for every meeting but had "an intensity to excel at whatever he did. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Late NFLPA chief Gene Upshaw memorialized as friend, foe Sep 3, 2008
"I've never had a better rival, teammate or friend," former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said. "He was an American classic.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Matsushita to Invite Global Advisers Sep 2, 2008
said Monday the company will invite five experts across the globe to gain advice on business strategies (JCN Network, Japan)
December In New Orleans Aug 31, 2008
National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue is scheduled to come down soon and take a look. I hope he helps the Saints realize how much they're needed at home. (Forbes)
Sports Fodder: Lippincott deserves more national recognition Aug 23, 2008
Those same players, though, were always quick to criticize Upshaw, claiming he was too close to former commissioner Paul Tagliabue and for not caring about former players who suffer from physical and mentail ailments after their career is over. Upshaw, though, acting like a true Raider, took the criticism like a man for two decades and also fired back his own shots. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Opinion: Players often wrong in criticism of Upshaw Aug 22, 2008
And NFL owners were so upset over the labor deal Upshaw and former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue negotiated that they opted out of it and set the league on a collision course with the players. Upshaw, who died Thursday, was gruff with his enemies, had little patience with dissent and made the players union virtually his personal fiefdom. (MSNBC -- Sports)
QB watching takes twist for Niners vs. Pack Aug 19, 2008
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue stepped to the podium and handed over San Francisco's future to Smith - and it immediately became very apparent that just about everybody in the NFL world agreed with the decision. Rodgers, on hand at the Javits Center along with the other top prospects expected to go early, waited embarrassingly for five hours as the ESPN cameras stared at him intently. (SFIllustrated.com)
Steelers Notebook: Holmes will return some punts against Minnesota (Today) Aug 17, 2008
The four brothers of Steelers chairman Dan Rooney asked for the delay so they could prepare for the meeting and possibly meet beforehand with former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who has tried to facilitate their ownership discussions. Tagliabue, though, is attending the Olympics in China. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Goodell asks Rooneys to resolve ownership saga Aug 5, 2008
Goodell asked for the meeting last weekend after being briefed on negotiations by former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who is working as a consultant on the sale at Goodells request. Several Rooney brothers have decided to sell partly because they own shares of racetracks that now offer casino gaming not permitted by the NFL. Brothers Tim and Pat Rooney, who are involved in the familys racing business, have resigned from the Steelers board of directors and brother Art Rooney Jr., a former... (MSNBC -- Sports)
NFL gathers Rooneys to mediate deal for Steelers Aug 3, 2008
Mr. Goodell called the meeting after former commissioner Paul Tagliabue -- who has been working as a consultant on the matter -- briefed him on the state of ownership talks, he told reporters at the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies in Canton, Ohio. Some of the brothers want to sell and they've lined up a buyer, billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, who is willing to acquire a controlling interest in the club but has no interest in minority ownership. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tagliabue should not impact hall Jul 28, 2008
Paul Tagliabue endorsed Jack Kemp for the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Reference is to Jack Kemp's candidacy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and, more particularly, Paul Tagliabue's support of it ... Mark that, Paul Tagliabue. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
New Orleans loses friend, spokesperson in Baker Jul 26, 2008
He remained an important ally for the VooDoo, reminiscent of former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue with the Saints. Teaming with Saints/VooDoo owners Tom Benson and Rita Benson LeBlanc, Baker helped steer the league's championship game to New Orleans last year and again this year, with plans to put the city in a future four- or five-year rotation. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Pittsburgh billionaire offers bid to buy Steelers Jul 13, 2008
During the past 40 years, Rooney has helped resolve labor disputes, promoted racial diversity within the league and helped elect Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell as commissioners. The impending sale is the result of a feud among members of one of sport's most renowned families and has been simmering about two years. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Roger Goodell Jul 8, 2008
Steelers announce ownership restructuring - Pittsburgh Business Times. Members: Not Registered. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Steelers announce ownership restructuring Jul 8, 2008
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asked former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to serve as a league representative in discussions with the Rooneys in order to reach an agreement on the separation of the gambling interests and on a restructuring of ownership going forward if part of the team is sold. The discussions have been ongoing for two years. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Steelers ownership in turmoil Jul 8, 2008
As part of that arrangement, the Steelers have been working with former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, an attorney, to remedy the situation. However, according to the source, the league has not pressured the Rooney family to restructure their ownership and has not given them a timetable in which to divest their gaming interest. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kirwan: What's up with N.Y. tight ends? Jun 11, 2008
As I once said: Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue built the NFL, and Roger Goodell will save it. Headlines. (ESPN -- Football News)
Curran: Goodell admirably tackling difficult job Jun 4, 2008
Since August 2006, controversy, tragedy and stupidity have intermingled on a regular basis, robbing the 49-year-old Goodell of any chance at easing into the job of replacing Paul Tagliabue. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
NFL's future hinges on labor talks Jun 1, 2008
On the other hand, the owners also will be more involved than they were two years ago when departing commissioner Paul Tagliabue convinced them to take the deal. They won't rubber-stamp a deal this time without giving it close scrutiny. (Florida Times-Union)
NFL spygate ... time to move on May 25, 2008
So, perhaps they all deserved what they got, from former commissioner Paul Tagliabue down to the other owners, head coaches and assistant coaches who would not take a public stand against the Patriots. Is it any wonder that few of them now will publicly criticize them. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
NFL owners opt out of labor agreement May 22, 2008
Goodell, who as Paul Tagliabue s top aide, was instrumental in helping get the owners to ratify the current deal, noted what other league officials have said that changing economic times and rising stadium costs have caused problems for owners. He acknowledged the league wasn t having dire financial problems, only that teams were making less money and the pendulum in the contract had swung toward the players. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Labor tension a foregone conclusion for NFL May 20, 2008
It was pushed through by commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who retired soon afterward. The agreement was to extend to 2013 with the opt-out option this year that would end it in 2011. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Forecast: Spurs are perfect villain for big game May 20, 2008
Really the only thing keeping the Saints here was Paul Tagliabue s conscience. And of course the Spurs as a basketball team are incredibly dirty. (WWLTV.com, LA)
NFL Notebook: Owners might opt out of labor agreement next week May 18, 2008
It was done at the last moment and was the last major act of former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who managed to put together a coalition of high-revenue, middle-revenue and low-revenue teams to ratify the contract. Only two low-revenue teams, Cincinnati and Buffalo, voted against it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Jim TrotterINSIDE THE NFL May 2, 2008
Former commissioner Paul Tagliabue asked him to look into the Dolphins situation after owner Joe Robbie died in '90, but McNair, who makes his home in Houston, did not want to be an absentee owner. He also looked into the St. Louis market a few years later when the league was seeking to expand, but he had no interest in boarding a plane to watch home games. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
George: Is Goodell's conduct policy working? Apr 12, 2008
"It was the final piece in something the league had long been working on under Paul Tagliabue. Roger Goodell recognized rightly that we needed to be a little more aggressive in enforcing our policies. "We all need to keep historical perspective and context. There is a difference between cultural attitudes in some parts of the country and the breaking of the law. (ESPN -- Football News)
Jaguars Are All-In Apr 9, 2008
"I think everyone realizes the stadium was somewhat oversized in terms of capacity because of the goal of having it big enough so that you could play a Super Bowl here, having it big enough so that you could play the Florida-Georgia game here, having it big enough so you could play college bowls here," said former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue. In the past month, Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver has spent nearly $130 million on player contracts, and approximately $35 million in signing bonuses while... (JagsInsider.com)
Goodell stresses integrity issues Apr 3, 2008
Goodell, who succeeded Paul Tagliabue as commissioner in 2006, moved from his first day on the job to clean up the league's image. It began with his personal-conduct policies in which he suspended many players for their conduct off the field, even before they were convicted of anything. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
George: Is labor strife on the horizon? Mar 30, 2008
Don't blame former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue for the current labor deal; 30 owners approved the plan ... Two things worth noting are former commissioner Paul Tagliabue s role in the debate and the two owners who originally voted against the deal. (ESPN -- Football News)
NFL owners have key issues to discuss Mar 30, 2008
It was a little more than two years ago that outgoing commissioner Paul Tagliabue, in one of the final triumphs of his league leadership, successfully negotiated labor peace with the NFL Players Association and avoided the possibility of a repeat of the 1987 players strike by convincing the owners to approve a new CBA through the end of the 2011 season. It included a bulging salary cap, but at the same time improved revenue sharing among teams. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Specter, NFL moves in Spygate troubling Feb 16, 2008
" Translation: Belichick might be a cheat who has impugned the integrity of our game, but he's our cheat and we've taken care of it. Now leave us alone. If only it were that simple. Goodell brought on the scrutiny because he destroyed the evidence against the Patriots. He made it look as if the NFL has something to hide. The last thing anyone in the league wants is to have to explain that the three-time Super Bowl-winning Patriots were frauds. But the Belichick problem goes back to before... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sports in 2 Minutes (267) Feb 5, 2008
Former commissioner Paul Tagliabue failed to get in for the second straight year. Also voted in were New England linebacker Andre Tippett, San Diego/San Francisco defensive end Fred Dean, Minnesota/Denver tackle Gary Zimmerman and senior committee choice, Kansas City cornerback Emmitt Thomas. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
NFL Adds Six to Hall of Fame Roll Feb 4, 2008
Former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Cris Carter, Russ Grimm, Andre Reed, Ray Guy, Randy Gradishar, Richard Dent, Bob Kuechenberg, Randall McDaniel and Derrick Thomas. Carter not making the list was a bit of a surprise considering he stands second in NFL annals in pass catches with 1,101 and 130 touchdowns, totals that outdistance 2007 inductee Michael Irvin (750 and 65, respectively). (Suite101.com)
AP Photo | Eric GayIf Coach Bill Belichick leads New England to victory over the New York Giants tonight at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, the Patriots will finish the season as only the second unbeaten team in NFL history. Feb 4, 2008
In 1994, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue instituted a hard salary cap, a system that would ensure a competitive balance between all teams. In Tagliabue s perfect world, all teams would go 8-8 every year. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Redskins' Monk, Green elected to Hall Feb 3, 2008
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue reponds to question at a news conference at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, in this May 2, (Tony Gutierrez, File / AP) ... NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue smiles as he responds to questions during a news conference at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, (Tony Gutierrez, File / AP) ... For the second straight year, former commissioner Paul Tagliabue failed to elected. (Albany Times Union)
Former Chargers great Dean among Hall inductees Feb 3, 2008
For the second straight year, former commissioner Paul Tagliabue failed to elected. Monk finally was chosen in his eighth year of eligibility. (North County Times)
Canton calls Green, Monk and 4 others Feb 3, 2008
For the second straight year, former commissioner Paul Tagliabue failed to elected. Other players joining Green and Monk included New England linebacker Andre Tippett, San Diego/San Francisco defensive end Fred Dean, Minnesota/Denver tackle Gary Zimmerman and senior committee choice, Kansas City cornerback Emmitt Thomas. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Hall Of Fame Adds Members Feb 3, 2008
Former commissioner Paul Tagliabue (TAG'-lee-uh-boo) failed toget in for the second straight year. Green was one of the NFL's speediest and most skilledcornerbacks for two decades with the Washington Redskins. (KWTX.com, TX)
Green, Monk highlight Hall class Feb 3, 2008
Former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue failed to be elected for the second straight year. Build your classified ad with color photos. (The Palm Beach Post)
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008 finalists Feb 2, 2008
Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner, 1989-2006 Forward-thinker who established overseas and Internet markets; labor peace throughout tenure. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Boca's Cris Carter may be voted into Hall Feb 2, 2008
Commissioner: Paul Tagliabue (1989-2006). Your Dolphins source. (The Palm Beach Post)
Eli's SB trip won't change Smith's mind Feb 1, 2008
Jughead, on the podium with then-Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, looked as if Dracula had taken dinner from his neck. But the engine was running. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Special teams bias will keep Guy out again Jan 30, 2008
Throw in former commissioner Paul Tagliabue and a few formidable offensive linemen such as Russ Grimm, Bob Kuechenberg and Gary Zimmerman, and the numbers game for Guy gets tighter. "It comes down to the aspect that there are all these other four-down players, so you say how do I pick Ray Guy -- as great as he is -- over one of these others," Balzer said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Support for Tippett grows Jan 27, 2008
"The group of finalists includes two first-year-eligible players in cornerback Darrell Green and wide receiver Cris Carter. Tippett is one of 12 other modern-era players, along with defensive ends Fred Dean and Richard Dent; linebackers Randy Gradishar and Derrick Thomas; guards Russ Grimm, Bob Kuechenberg, and Randall McDaniel; punter Ray Guy; wide receivers Art Monk and Andre Reed; and offensive tackle Gary Zimmerman. Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue is also under consideration.The... (Boston Globe)
NFL greats derailed by final blow Jan 27, 2008
Even so, courtesy of Mackey s wife, Sylvia, sending a letter two years ago to former commissioner Paul Tagliabue about John s woes ( Paul said he was so touched that he even showed the letter to his wife, she said), the league and the union agreed to form something called The 88 Plan ... Just like he began taking his medicine for dementia after Sylvia called them vitamins and wrapped them inside a box that she told him came from the NFL. Sometimes I ll use my cellphone to call our house phone,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Wilcots: Different paths, same destination Jan 20, 2008
Flanked by then-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and his parents, Eli Manning had to endure an awkward draft moment in 2004 before the Chargers traded him to the Giants. Forever linked by a draft-day deal, two quarterbacks now find themselves taking different roads toward the same destination. (ESPN -- Football News)
The Case for Dirt Jan 19, 2008
But the guess is that Paul Tagliabue will be voted in this year because he was given the commissioners job at the same time the game was exploding in popularity (and because, I believe, the voters grew into their elite positions during his tenure). Ill guess that Green and Derrick Thomas (2-time All-Pro) will join Tagliabue in the Hall next August based on the positive memories that have been kept alive. (SteelCitySports.com)
17 finalists for Hall of Fame Jan 16, 2008
The contributor finalist is former National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue ... Paul Tagliabue Commissioner 1989-2006 National Football League. (JetsConfidential.com)
T.J. Quinn and Mark Fainaru-Wada Jan 15, 2008
Then-NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue was lauded by the committee for his sport's "gold standard." At the time, however, congressional members were not aware that the NFL did not test players from the end of their seasons until the start of mini-camp, a two-month stretch for teams that did not make the playoffs. Players were tested only at the stadium and never on game days. (ESPN -- Baseball)
ODD YEAR FOR ATLANTA GMs Dec 22, 2007
Rich McKay: With a Super Bowl win with Tampa Bay, an NFC title game appearance in his first year with the Falcons and his perceived strong ties to NFL powerbrokers, McKay figured to be a top candidate when commissioner Paul Tagliabue retired. But the job went to Roger Goodell. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Bill Parcells Signs 4-Year Contract as Vice President With NFL's Dolphins Dec 21, 2007
Parcells returned to New York in 1997, this time as coach of the Jets, after NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue arranged a deal to release him from his contract with New England. He quickly turned around a team that had gone 4-28 the previous two seasons. (Bloomberg -- US)
Jags' Taylor aiming to reverse history of Pro Bowl snubs Dec 14, 2007
In addition to the usual Art Monk decision, consideration of first-ballot studs Cris Carter and Darrell Green, and debate on Paul Tagliabue, there's a logjam of outside linebackers and defensive ends to sort out. Fred Dean. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ed Bouchette's weekly look inside the team Dec 9, 2007
The Hall semifinalists Cris Carter Terrell Davis Dermontti Dawson Fred Dean Richard Dent Randy Gradishar Darrell Green Kevin Greene Russ Grimm Ray Guy Charles Haley Lester Hayes Rickey Jackson Joe Jacoby Cortez Kennedy Bob Kuechenberg Randall McDaniel Art Monk Andre Reed Ken Stabler Paul Tagliabue Steve Tasker Derrick Thomas Andre Tippett George Young Gary Zimmerman. Note: The Hall selection comittee will vote on this year's class Feb. 2 -- the day before Super Bowl XLII -- in Phoenix, Ariz. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Carter, Green semifinalists for NFL Hall of Fame Nov 29, 2007
Defensive ends Richard Dent, Fred Dean and Charles Haley; linebackers Randy Gradishar, Kevin Greene, Derrick Thomas, and Andre Tippett; cornerback Lester Hayes; center Dermontti Dawson; guards Russ Grimm, Bob Kuechenberg and Randall McDaniel; tackles Joe Jacoby and Gary Zimmerman; running back Terrell Davis; wide receivers Art Monk, Andre Reed and Steve Tasker; quarterback Ken Stabler; punter Ray Guy; former commissioner Paul Tagliabue; and administrator George Young. The seniors committee... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Two former Steelers are Hall of Fame semifinalists Nov 29, 2007
Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner -- 1989-2006 National Football League. Steve Tasker, Special Teams/WR -- 1985-1986 Houston Oilers, 1986-1997 Buffalo Bills. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
STARTING AT THE BOTTOM ... Nov 15, 2007
STARTING AT THE BOTTOM. Not even the 49Raiders would make a decent team. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gumbel, Collinsworth play it straight Nov 12, 2007
When Gumbel said on HBO last season that outgoing commissioner Paul Tagliabue should show Goodell where he kept his "leash" for NFL Players Association chief Gene Upshaw, Tagliabue threatened to fire Gumbel. When asked the difference between Goodell and Tagliabue, Gumbel laughed. (USA Today -- Sports)
Rooney considers himself ‘last man standing’ Nov 6, 2007
Dan Rooney can remember the long-ago days before Goodell and Paul Tagliabue and Pete Rozelle before him when Elmer Layden and Bert Bell were NFL commissioners, network TV coverage was only a dream, and, later, when games were always blacked out in the home team market. Rooney helped reshape the league when he and his father agreed to move the Steelers from what now is the NFC, composed mostly of pre-1967 NFL members, into the newly formed AFC, made up mostly of former AFL clubs. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
The Steelers at 75: New millennium, new home, same bare knuckles Oct 28, 2007
It was he who informed Roger Goodell that he would succeed Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner. And in 2003, he formally turned over the team presidency to Arthur J. Rooney II, his oldest son and the third generation of the family to run the team. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Bell Tolls Oct 26, 2007
Yet NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently talked about possibly staging a Super Bowl in London someday, and shortly after succeeding Paul Tagliabue last year he identified global marketing as prominent on his agenda. The Dolphins-Giants game is supposedly the first in a series of overseas tilts more missionary work of a different kind. (USA Today -- Sports)
For wacky, 2007's No. 1 in collegiate grid annals Oct 21, 2007
Maybe when Rog gets to England and gives his State of the NFL Address, he can go Paul Tagliabue on us and say: From my perspective, I'm surprised that we are here this week. The Chargers' new powder blues aren't fit to touch the hems of the old throwbacks. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Favre pushes for Robinsons NFL reinstatement Oct 11, 2007
Favre said Robinson is eager to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who has emphasized strong punishment for players off-field misbehavior since taking over for Paul Tagliabue last year. I knew it was coming up, his visit with the commissioner, and hes anxiously awaiting, Favre said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
NFL reflects on changed game at anniversary of strike season Oct 11, 2007
When Paul Tagliabue replaced the retired Pete Rozelle as commissioner in 1989, relations between the factions began to thaw. And even when talks grew contentions in the spring of 2006, when the collective bargaining agreement was on the verge of expiring, the labor deal was ultimately extended and the players' cut now hovers around 60% of total football revenues. (USA Today -- Sports)
Favre backs Robinson Oct 11, 2007
Favre said Robinson is eager to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who has emphasized strong punishment for off-field misbehavior since taking over for Paul Tagliabue last year. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Robinson does not have a meeting scheduled with the commissioner, and such a meeting is not required for Robinson to be reinstated. (News & Observer -- Sports)
