Paul Tagliabue

Extra Points: Te'o rumors make NFL look small

80 days ago

While Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue will be forever revered as economic geniuses, there was a dark side to their respective watches -- the NFL turned into a clearinghouse for felons and...

Jim Souhan: Commissioners are always 'too' something

106 days ago

Goodell worked as the NFL's chief operating officer under Tagliabue.

Peter Schmuck: Art Modell long overdue for Hall of Fame?

112 days ago

They didn't have to cringe as their team colors were paraded through another city or listen to NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue console them after their failed expansion effort by advising them to...

Saints' Payton talks 'closure' at Senior Bowl

115 days ago

"Payton said he sees Super Bowl week next week as a key element there, for a city that seemed just about ready to secede from the NFL when Goodell suspended Payton for a year, former defensive...

Vilma's defamation suit against Goodell dismissed

121 days ago

But Paul Tagliabue, Goodell's predecessor as commissioner, heard a final round of player appeals and threw out the suspensions last month.

Sapp, Strahan, Ogden, Allen among Hall finalists

127 days ago

Among the semifinalists that did not make the cut were first-time eligible players John Lynch and Morten Andersen, as well as running backs Roger Craig and Terrell Davis, and former NFL...

Stretching the Field: A doomsday obit for the NFL

148 days ago

Following the retirement of Tagliabue, Roger Goodell took over in 2006 and his occupancy as commissioner was littered with mixed reviews.

Column: An ugly year in sports _ or was it?

149 days ago

While former commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the punishments against four players, he doled out enough blame that one can only hope this is the last time we hear of anyone using the word...

Danny O'Neil: Tagliabue sends Goodell a very public message

153 days ago

That was the implication of Paul Tagliabue's ruling to vacate the suspensions that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell doled out to four different members of the New Orleans Saints earlier this week.

Vilma urges rejection of Goodell motion to dismiss

155 days ago

After Tagliabue's decision, the NFL Players Association dropped claims in federal court on behalf of Saints defensive end Will Smith and two former Saints: Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita and...

Column: Memo to Goodell: Tips from Tags good idea

156 days ago

He might have been reluctant to take on the concussion-related issues that cloud the game's future - the same ones that flew under the radar during Tagliabue's tenure, and those of his predecessors.

NFL Preview - Tampa Bay (6-7) at New Orleans (5-8) (ET)

156 days ago

WHAT TO WATCH FORAbout the only good news for New Orleans came off the field when former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced his ruling in the Saints bounty case and vacated all player...

NFL owners discuss expanding playoff field

157 days ago

The NFL accepted Paul Tagliabue's decision in the Saints' bounty program, but league officials made it clear they don't agree with the former commissioner's appeal ruling.

Vilma advances defamation case, Brees blasts NFL

157 days ago

Smith, the Saints' defensive end, also was critical of Tagliabue's opinion, saying that while he was pleased his suspension was overturned, he did not understand why he was completely exonerated.

Goodell: Bounty players should be punished

157 days ago

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he "fundamentally disagrees" with former league boss Paul Tagliabue's decision not to discipline players in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal.

Williams testified he wanted to stop bounties

157 days ago

"Williams and Vitt were among a number of witnesses whose testimony was heard by former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.

Column: Tagliabue shows Goodell how it's done

158 days ago

Just as important, Tagliabue affirmed current Commissioner Roger Goodell's findings of fact in the case, even if he didn't agree with the ham-handed way the punishments were doled out.

In Saints' bounty case, Paul Tagliabue's decision is really a tie

158 days ago

"In such circumstances, players may not have much choice but to 'go along,' to comply with coaching demands or directions that they may question or resent," Tagliabue wrote in a 22-page decision.

Browns linebacker Scott Fujita cleared in Saints' bounty case

158 days ago

Even though he overturned the suspensions, Tagliabue did not exonerate free-agent defensive end Anthony Hargrove, Saints defensive end Will Smith and Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma.

Paul Tagliabue vacates player penalties in Saints bounty case

158 days ago

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Tuesday overturned the case against the New Orleans Saints players involved in the bountygate scandal, vacating all discipline against them.

Tagliabue overturns player suspensions in bounty case

158 days ago

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced his ruling in the New Orleans Saints bounty case and has vacated all player discipline previously issued by current commissioner Roger Goodell.

AP source: Tagliabue bounty ruling coming Tuesday

159 days ago

AP source: Tagliabue bounty ruling coming Tuesday

New tragedy rocks NFL's regularly scheduled world

160 days ago

"In several important ways, player conduct has already improved significantly since Goodell took over from Paul Tagliabue.

Tagliabue, Saints continue bounty hearings

166 days ago

Tagliabue has informed attorneys representing all parties that he hopes to rule on the appeals of Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith and two other players shortly after the hearings conclude.

Sapp, Strahan, Lynch, among Hall semifinalists

169 days ago

Other semifinalists this year include Steve Atwater, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Don Coryell, Roger Craig, Terrell Davis, Eddie DeBartolo Jr., Kevin Greene, Charles Haley, Joe Jacoby,...

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