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/></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">6th <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_the_NFL" title="Commissioner of the NFL">Commissioner of the NFL</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />September 1, 2006</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Paul Tagliabue</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Roger Stokoe Goodell</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1959-02-19</span>) </span>February 19, 1959<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 66)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Jamestown,_New_York" title="Jamestown, New York">Jamestown, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Skinner" title="Jane Skinner">Jane Skinner</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1997)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Goodell" title="Charles Goodell">Charles Goodell</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_K._Skinner" title="Samuel K. Skinner">Samuel Skinner</a> (father-in-law)<br /><a href="/wiki/Andy_Goodell" title="Andy Goodell">Andy Goodell</a> (cousin)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Jefferson_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington and Jefferson College">Washington and Jefferson College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Roger Stokoe Goodell</b> (born February 19, 1959) is an American businessman who has served as the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Commissioner">commissioner</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) since 2006. </p><p>Goodell began his NFL career in 1982 as an administrative <a href="/wiki/Intern" class="mw-redirect" title="Intern">intern</a> in the league office in New York under then-Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Pete Rozelle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position was secured through a letter-writing campaign to the league office and each of its then 28 teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Crepeau2014_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crepeau2014-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sptimes20060813_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sptimes20060813-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1983, he joined the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> as an intern, but returned to the league office in 1984 as an assistant in the <a href="/wiki/Public_relations" title="Public relations">public relations</a> department.<sup id="cite_ref-nbcsports2006_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbcsports2006-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bloomberg1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloomberg1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Maske_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maske-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1987, Goodell was appointed assistant to the president of the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Lamar Hunt</a>, and under the Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Paul Tagliabue</a> filled a variety of football and business operations roles, culminating with his appointment as the NFL's executive vice president and chief operating officer in December 2001. As the NFL's COO, Goodell took responsibility for the league's football operations and officiating, as well as supervised league business functions. He headed NFL Ventures, which oversees the league's business units, including media properties, marketing and sales, stadium development, and strategic planning.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_-_Background_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_-_Background-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Goodell participated in the negotiation of the <a href="/wiki/Collective_bargaining" title="Collective bargaining">collective bargaining</a> agreement with the <a href="/wiki/NFLPA" class="mw-redirect" title="NFLPA">NFLPA</a> and NFL owners during the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_lockout" title="2011 NFL lockout">summer of 2011</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-USA_Today_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA_Today-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also played a role in league expansion, realignment, and stadium development, including the launch of the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> and securing new television agreements.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_-_Background_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_-_Background-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>Goodell was born in <a href="/wiki/Jamestown,_New_York" title="Jamestown, New York">Jamestown, New York</a>, on February 19, 1959, to <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Goodell" title="Charles Goodell">Charles Ellsworth Goodell</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> and his first wife, Jean (<a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Née">née</a> Rice) Goodell, of <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a>. Goodell graduated from <a href="/wiki/Bronxville_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Bronxville High School">Bronxville High School</a> where, as a three-sport star in <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, he <a href="/wiki/Captain_(sports)" title="Captain (sports)">captained</a> all three teams as a senior and was named the school's athlete of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-scout1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scout1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Injuries kept him from playing <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TV_Guide_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Guide-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodell is a 1981 graduate of <a href="/wiki/Washington_%26_Jefferson_College" title="Washington & Jefferson College">Washington & Jefferson College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_Pennsylvania" title="Washington, Pennsylvania">Washington, Pennsylvania</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> in <a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">Economics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-afhkbio_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afhkbio-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SIcnn_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIcnn-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-espn_bio_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn_bio-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_NFL_Commissioner">As NFL Commissioner</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Selection">Selection</h3></div> <p>When Tagliabue retired, Goodell was one of the candidates in contention for the position. In the second and third ballots, Goodell and Gregg Levy were the only candidates to receive votes (Goodell 17, Levy 14). Goodell increased his lead to 21–10 after the fourth ballot, falling one vote shy of election, but on the fifth round of voting two owners swung their votes to him to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority (Goodell 23, Levy 8).<sup id="cite_ref-Maske_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maske-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> abstained from the voting in each round. </p><p>On August 8, 2006, Goodell was chosen to succeed Tagliabue; he assumed office on September 1, the date Tagliabue was required to step down.<sup id="cite_ref-cbc1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbc1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Actions">Actions</h3></div> <p>Goodell believes his primary responsibility as commissioner is protecting the integrity of the game and making it safer—"protecting the shield", as he puts it (a reference to the NFL's shield logo).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, some of his actions in this regard have been met with criticism.<sup id="cite_ref-FRONTLINE2013_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FRONTLINE2013-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Goodell was awarded the third highest honor within the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Army_Civilian_Awards" title="Department of the Army Civilian Awards">Department of the Army Civilian Awards</a> scheme, the <a href="/wiki/Outstanding_Civilian_Service_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Outstanding Civilian Service Award">Outstanding Civilian Service Award</a>, for substantial contributions to the US Army community while serving as the NFL commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NFL_in_Europe">NFL in Europe</h4></div> <p>The spring league <a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">NFL Europe</a>, founded in 1995 and since 2004 with five of six teams based in Germany, was shut down by Goodell after the 2007 season. The <a href="/wiki/NFL_International_Series" title="NFL International Series">NFL International Series</a> began in October 2007 with regular season games in London. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Player_conduct_policy">Player conduct policy</h4></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information on Roger Goodell's actions on NFL player conduct: <a href="/wiki/NFL_player_conduct_policy" title="NFL player conduct policy">NFL player conduct policy</a></div> <p>In April 2007, following a year of significant scandal surrounding some NFL players' actions off the field, Goodell announced a new NFL Personal Conduct Policy. <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a> cornerback <a href="/wiki/Pacman_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacman Jones">Pacman Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Chris_Henry_(wide_receiver)" title="Chris Henry (wide receiver)">Chris Henry</a> were the first two players to be suspended under the new policy,<sup id="cite_ref-espn2015_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn2015-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> defensive lineman <a href="/wiki/Tank_Johnson" title="Tank Johnson">Tank Johnson</a> was suspended months later because of his conduct involving weapon ownership and drunk driving. </p><p>On August 31, 2007, Goodell suspended <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> quarterbacks coach <a href="/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Wade Wilson (American football)">Wade Wilson</a> for five games and fined him US$100,000 and suspended <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> safety <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Harrison" title="Rodney Harrison">Rodney Harrison</a> for four games without pay, after they admitted the use of banned substances for medical purposes and to accelerate healing, respectively. The league indicated to Wilson that his more severe penalty was because they held "people in authority in higher regard than people on the field."<sup id="cite_ref-usatoday070904_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usatoday070904-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodell has also imposed suspensions on the following players for conduct: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date(s) suspended </th> <th>Suspension length </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Team at the time of suspension </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">April 10, 2007 </td> <td>Entire 2007 season </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacman_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacman Jones">Adam "Pacman" Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-espn2015_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn2015-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First 8 games of 2007 season </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Henry_(wide_receiver)" title="Chris Henry (wide receiver)">Chris Henry</a><sup id="cite_ref-espn2015_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn2015-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 4, 2007 </td> <td>First 8 games of 2007 season </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tank_Johnson" title="Tank Johnson">Terry "Tank" Johnson</a><sup id="cite_ref-cb3492_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cb3492-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 24, 2007 – July 27, 2009 </td> <td>Suspended for the first two regular season games in the 2009 season and could play by week three of the season. He can play the final two pre-season games. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Michael Vick</a><sup id="cite_ref-abc3993_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc3993-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 14, 2008 </td> <td>Indefinite <br />(ultimately was the minimum of 4 games) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacman_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacman Jones">Adam "Pacman" Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-ap081014_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap081014-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 13, 2009 </td> <td>Entire 2009 Season </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Stallworth" title="Donté Stallworth">Donté Stallworth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 21, 2010 </td> <td>First 6 games of 2010 season (later changed to 4 games due to continuous following of the NFL personal conduct guidelines) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger" title="Ben Roethlisberger">Ben Roethlisberger</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 29 – December 11, 2011 </td> <td>Weeks 13 and 14 of 2011 season </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ndamukong_Suh" title="Ndamukong Suh">Ndamukong Suh</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 7, 2014 – November 2014 </td> <td>First two weeks of 2014 season plus ten additional weeks (originally two games, then changed to Indefinite following release of the video of the assault which was vacated after 12 weeks)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Rice" title="Ray Rice">Ray Rice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In addition to suspensions, Goodell has also fined players for on-field misconduct. For example, on October 19, 2010, the NFL handed out fines to <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> linebacker <a href="/wiki/James_Harrison_(American_football)" title="James Harrison (American football)">James Harrison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Falcons</a> cornerback <a href="/wiki/Dunta_Robinson" title="Dunta Robinson">Dunta Robinson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> safety <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Meriweather" title="Brandon Meriweather">Brandon Meriweather</a> after they were involved in controversial hits the previous Sunday. Goodell released a memo to every team in the league stating that "It is clear to me that further action is required to emphasize the importance of teaching safe and controlled techniques, and of playing within the rules."<sup id="cite_ref-titansonline_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-titansonline-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFL's reaction to the hits was itself controversial and Goodell came under criticism from players like <a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Troy Polamalu</a>, who felt he had assumed too much control and power over punishment towards players and was making wrong decisions.<sup id="cite_ref-pittsburghtrib_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pittsburghtrib-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two national political advocacy groups, <a href="/wiki/CREDO_Mobile" title="CREDO Mobile">CREDO</a> and <a href="/wiki/UltraViolet_(organization)" title="UltraViolet (organization)">UltraViolet</a> have submitted a petition with over 100,000 signatures calling on Goodell and the NFL to "address its domestic violence problem." This came after <a href="/wiki/Ray_Rice" title="Ray Rice">Ray Rice</a> was suspended for two games when he was accused of assaulting his then fiancée, Janay Palmer, who is now his wife.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roger_Goodell_at_Super_Bowl_43.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Roger_Goodell_at_Super_Bowl_43.jpg/250px-Roger_Goodell_at_Super_Bowl_43.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Roger_Goodell_at_Super_Bowl_43.jpg/330px-Roger_Goodell_at_Super_Bowl_43.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Roger_Goodell_at_Super_Bowl_43.jpg/500px-Roger_Goodell_at_Super_Bowl_43.jpg 2x" data-file-width="808" data-file-height="976" /></a><figcaption>Goodell in 2009</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Handling_of_Spygate_and_the_ordered_destruction_of_Patriots'_film_tapes"><span id="Handling_of_Spygate_and_the_ordered_destruction_of_Patriots.27_film_tapes"></span>Handling of Spygate and the ordered destruction of Patriots' film tapes</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information on Spygate: <a href="/wiki/Spygate_(NFL)" title="Spygate (NFL)">Spygate (NFL)</a></div> <p>On September 13, 2007, Goodell disciplined the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> and head coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_Belichick" title="Bill Belichick">Bill Belichick</a> after New England attempted to videotape the defensive signals of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> from an illegal position on September 9. In the aftermath, Belichick was fined the league maximum of $500,000. The Patriots themselves were fined $250,000 and had to forfeit a first round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_draft" title="2008 NFL draft">2008 NFL draft</a>. As part of Goodell's probe into the allegations, the NFL required the Patriots to turn over any and all notes and tapes relating to the taping of opponents' defensive signals; the Patriots did not want the video tapes to leave their facilities, in turn league officials, by order of Goodell, went to Patriots athletic facilities and proceeded to smash the tapes.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodell came down hard on the Patriots because he felt Belichick's authority over football operations (Belichick was effectively the Patriots' general manager as well as head coach) was such that his decisions were "properly attributed" to the Patriots as well.<sup id="cite_ref-NFL1b7e_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL1b7e-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodell said he considered suspending Belichick, but decided against it because he felt fining them and stripping them of a draft pick were "more effective" than a suspension.<sup id="cite_ref-espn070914_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn070914-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Involvement_in_the_2011_NFL_lockout">Involvement in the 2011 NFL lockout</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_lockout" title="2011 NFL lockout">2011 NFL lockout</a></div> <p>Outside of player conduct, Goodell is also known for his work in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_lockout" title="2011 NFL lockout">2011 NFL lockout</a>. Prior to the start of the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011 NFL season</a>, Goodell worked with <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_franchise_owners" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NFL franchise owners">NFL owners</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NFLPA" class="mw-redirect" title="NFLPA">NFLPA</a> on settling the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season#Labor_dispute" title="2011 NFL season">NFL lockout</a> which ran from March 11 to August 5.<sup id="cite_ref-espn110806_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn110806-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the lockout, at the request of some NFL teams, he held conference calls with season ticket holders where he discussed the collective bargaining agreement and conducted question-and-answer sessions on various NFL topics.<sup id="cite_ref-bloom110414_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloom110414-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roger_Goodell_in_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Roger_Goodell_in_2012.jpg/250px-Roger_Goodell_in_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Roger_Goodell_in_2012.jpg/330px-Roger_Goodell_in_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Roger_Goodell_in_2012.jpg/500px-Roger_Goodell_in_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1041" data-file-height="1388" /></a><figcaption>Goodell in 2012</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Handling_of_Bountygate">Handling of Bountygate</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal" title="New Orleans Saints bounty scandal">New Orleans Saints bounty scandal</a></div> <p>In March 2012, Goodell revealed evidence that players and coaches on the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> had instituted a <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal" title="New Orleans Saints bounty scandal">bounty program</a> in which Saints defensive players were paid bonuses for deliberately knocking opposing players out of games. Then-defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Williams" title="Gregg Williams">Gregg Williams</a> administered the program, and as many as 27 Saints defensive players were involved. Later that month, Goodell handed down some of the harshest penalties in NFL history. He suspended Williams, who had left to become defensive coordinator of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>, indefinitely (Williams was reinstated at the start of the 2013 season). Goodell also suspended head coach <a href="/wiki/Sean_Payton" title="Sean Payton">Sean Payton</a> for the entire 2012 season, general manager <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Loomis" title="Mickey Loomis">Mickey Loomis</a> for eight games and assistant head coach <a href="/wiki/Joe_Vitt" title="Joe Vitt">Joe Vitt</a> for six games. Additionally, the Saints themselves were fined a league maximum $500,000 and had to forfeit their second round draft picks in <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_draft" title="2012 NFL draft">2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_draft" title="2013 NFL draft">2013</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodell was particularly upset that those involved in the program lied about it during two separate league investigations of the program. Sanctions for players were not handed down at the time, and Goodell stated he would refrain from penalizing players until the NFLPA completed its investigation of the affair.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Replacement_referees_and_involvement_in_the_2012_referee_lockout">Replacement referees and involvement in the 2012 referee lockout</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_referee_lockout" title="2012 NFL referee lockout">2012 NFL referee lockout</a></div><p>By June 2012, the league and the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Referees_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Referees Association">NFL Referees Association</a> (NFLRA) had not yet come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement, thus failing to resolve a labor dispute. Accordingly, the NFL <a href="/wiki/Lockout_(industry)" title="Lockout (industry)">locked out</a> the regular NFL game officials and opened the 2012 season with replacement referees.<sup id="cite_ref-LATimesRefDispute_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LATimesRefDispute-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The replacement officials consisted of low-level college and high school officials. None were <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> college referees at the time since the league wanted to protect them from union backlash and let them continue working their scheduled games during the concurrent college football season.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, many of the top Division I conferences barred their officials from becoming replacements anyway because they employed current and former NFL referees as officiating supervisors.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes20120827_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes20120827-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The inexperience of the replacement referees generated criticism by writers and players. Referencing Goodell's aforementioned other actions as commissioner, the NFLPA issued a letter after Week 2 to the owners to end the dispute, saying: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It is lost on us as to how you allow a Commissioner to cavalierly issue suspensions and fines in the name of player health and safety yet permit the wholesale removal of the officials that you trained and entrusted to maintain that very health and safety. It has been reported that the two sides are apart by approximately $60,000 per team. We note that your Commissioner has fined an individual player as much in the name of "safety." Your actions are looking more and more like simple greed. As players, we see this game as more than the "product" you reference at times. You cannot simply switch to a group of cheaper officials and fulfill your legal, moral, and duty obligations to us and our fans. You need to end the lockout and bring back the officials immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Fail_Mary" title="Fail Mary">Fail Mary</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a direct result of the replacement referees during the 2012 NFL season. During the final play of a Week 2 game between the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> that occurred on September 24, 2012, at <a href="/wiki/CenturyLink_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="CenturyLink Field">CenturyLink Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle, Washington</a>, Packers safety <a href="/wiki/M._D._Jennings" title="M. D. Jennings">M.D. Jennings</a> intercepted a pass from Seahawks quarterback <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> in the endzone during a botched <a href="/wiki/Hail_Mary_pass" title="Hail Mary pass">Hail Mary</a> attempt with eight seconds left in the fourth quarter. However, the replacement referees ruled it a completion and a touchdown. The controversial ending followed weeks of criticism regarding the quality of officiating by replacement officials employed by the NFL during the <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_referee_lockout" title="2012 NFL referee lockout">2012 NFL referee lockout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Player_brain_damage_lawsuits">Player brain damage lawsuits</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Concussions_in_American_football" title="Concussions in American football">Concussions in American football</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_with_chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy" title="List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy">List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy</a></div> <p>Under Goodell's leadership, on August 30, 2013, the NFL reached a $765 million settlement with the former NFL players over <a href="/wiki/Concussions_in_American_football" title="Concussions in American football">head injuries</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Connor_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connor-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The settlement created a $675 million compensation fund from which former NFL players can collect from depending on the extent of their conditions. Severe conditions such as <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig%27s_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Lou Gehrig's disease">Lou Gehrig's disease</a> and postmortem diagnosed <a href="/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy" title="Chronic traumatic encephalopathy">chronic traumatic encephalopathy</a> would be entitled to payouts as high as $5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Connor_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connor-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the remainder of the settlement, $75 million would be used for medical exams, and $10 million would be used for research and education.<sup id="cite_ref-Connor_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connor-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in January, 2014, U.S. District Judge <a href="/wiki/Anita_B._Brody" title="Anita B. Brody">Anita B. Brody</a> refused to accept the agreed settlement because "the money wouldn't adequately compensate the nearly 20,000 men not named in the suit".<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, the cap was removed from the amount.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Handling_of_Deflategate_and_Tom_Brady_suspension_backlash">Handling of Deflategate and Tom Brady suspension backlash</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Deflategate" title="Deflategate">Deflategate</a></div> <p>After the NFL suspended <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> four games for his alleged awareness of team employees deflating footballs, as indicated in the Wells Report, the NFLPA filed an appeal of his suspension on May 14, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite their request for a neutral third party arbitrator, the NFL announced that Goodell would preside over Brady's appeal hearing,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which he did on June 23.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Goodell announced his upholding of the suspension on July 28, citing the destruction of Brady's cell phone as critical evidence that Brady "knew about, approved of, consented to, and provided inducements and rewards in support of a scheme by which, with Mr. Jastremski's support, Mr. McNally tampered with the game balls."<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same day, the NFL filed papers in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a> federal court to confirm Goodell's upholding of the suspension.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A day after the suspension was upheld, Brady and Patriots owner <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kraft" title="Robert Kraft">Robert Kraft</a> made statements criticizing the league, with Brady stating that he was never "made aware at any time during Mr. Wells investigation, that failing to subject my cell phone to investigation would result in ANY discipline."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 4, U.S. District Judge <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Berman" title="Richard M. Berman">Richard M. Berman</a> ordered the transcript from Brady's appeal hearing released to the public. Writers quickly spotted contradictions between Goodell's statement and Brady's testimony, notably regarding increased phone conversations between Brady and team staffer John Jastremski in the weeks between the AFC Championship Game and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">Super Bowl XLIX</a>. <a href="/wiki/Dan_Wetzel" title="Dan Wetzel">Dan Wetzel</a> of <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Sports">Yahoo! Sports</a> pointed out that while Goodell had stated in upholding the suspension that Brady claimed he only spoke with Jastremski about football preparations for the Super Bowl, which would be suspicious if correct due to the increase in communication, Brady had testified in the hearing that other topics, including the alleged deflation, were discussed.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFL was also criticized for a conflict of interest at the hearing, as one of the lawyers who worked on the Wells Report, Lorin Reisner, cross-examined Brady during the hearing on behalf of the league; <a href="/wiki/Ted_Wells" title="Ted Wells">Ted Wells</a>' independence in his investigation, as repeatedly asserted by the league, was also put to question, as he testified that NFL counsel Jeff Pash reviewed the report.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Berman vacated Brady's suspension on September 3, citing a lack of fair due process.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Analysts criticized Goodell for his violation of due process in order to uphold an extreme punishment and his arrogance in presuming he superseded the NFL's rules. Wetzel stated that "Judge Berman didn't declare Brady innocent on Thursday; he declared the NFL guilty of violating federal law in trying to declare Brady guilty."<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael Hurley of CBS Boston pointed out that the NFL's case was centered on Article 46 of the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), but Berman cited Article 46 as evidence that the league had used unfair process.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NFL announced it would appeal Judge Berman's decision just hours after the suspension was overturned.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The appeal hearing was held March 3, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the hearing the three-judge panel of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> scrutinized Players Association lawyer <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_L._Kessler" title="Jeffrey L. Kessler">Jeffrey L. Kessler</a> more intensely than NFL lawyer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Clement" title="Paul Clement">Paul Clement</a>, with Circuit Judge <a href="/wiki/Denny_Chin" title="Denny Chin">Denny Chin</a> even stating that "the evidence of ball tampering is compelling, if not overwhelming."<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 25, 2016, the Second Circuit reinstated Brady's four-game suspension for the <a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016 NFL season</a>. Circuit Judge <a href="/wiki/Barrington_Daniels_Parker,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr.">Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr.</a>, joined by Circuit Judge Chin, wrote that they could not "second-guess" the arbitration but were merely determining it "met the minimum legal standards established by the <a href="/wiki/Labor_Management_Relations_Act_of_1947" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Management Relations Act of 1947">Labor Management Relations Act of 1947</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Circuit Chief Judge <a href="/wiki/Robert_Katzmann" title="Robert Katzmann">Robert Katzmann</a> dissented, writing that the NFL's fines for using <a href="/wiki/Stickum" title="Stickum">stickum</a> were "highly analogous" and that here "the Commissioner was doling out his own brand of industrial justice."<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 21, 2015, <i>The Washington Post</i> published an article that Goodell's efforts to harshly suspend Brady were "part of a personal power play", supporting public claims that he was simply trying to demonstrate authority within the league.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Suppression_of_US_national_anthem_protests">Suppression of US national anthem protests</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/U.S._national_anthem_kneeling_protests" title="U.S. national anthem kneeling protests">U.S. national anthem kneeling protests</a></div> <p>On May 23, 2018, Commissioner Goodell and NFL owners approved a new policy requiring all players to stand during the national anthem or given the option to stay in the locker room during the national anthem. Any players from an NFL team who protested the anthem while on the field would become subject to discipline from the league. In addition, the teams as a whole would be subject to punishment and other forms of discipline from the NFL as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In light of the renewed <a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter" title="Black Lives Matter">Black Lives Matter</a> protests after the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">murder of George Floyd</a> at the hands of <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> police, he recanted this position, encouraging players to speak their minds more freely.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Reaffirmation_of_diversity,_equity_and_inclusion_efforts"><span id="Reaffirmation_of_diversity.2C_equity_and_inclusion_efforts"></span>Reaffirmation of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts</h4></div><p> On February 3, 2025, Goodell reaffirmed his commitment to efforts at <a href="/wiki/Diversity,_equity_and_inclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Diversity, equity and inclusion">diversity, equity and inclusion</a> at a press conference, where he said: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I believe that our diversity efforts have led to making the NFL better. It's been attracting better talent. We think we're better. We get different perspectives from people with different backgrounds, whether they're women or men or people of color, we make ourselves stronger, and we make ourselves better when we have that, and it's something that I think will have a tremendous impact on this league for many, many years. We always win on the field with the best talent and the best coaching, and I think the same is true off the field also.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>In October 1997, Goodell married former <a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">Fox News Channel</a> anchor <a href="/wiki/Jane_Skinner" title="Jane Skinner">Jane Skinner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NFL1_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL1-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have twin daughters, born in 2001. Goodell has four brothers: among them are Tim, a senior vice president for the <a href="/wiki/Hess_Corporation" title="Hess Corporation">Hess Corporation</a>, and Michael, married to <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kenny" title="Jack Kenny">Jack Kenny</a>, creator of the short-lived NBC series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Daniel_(TV_series)" title="The Book of Daniel (TV series)">The Book of Daniel</a></i>. The Webster family on the show was loosely based on the Goodell family.<sup id="cite_ref-bookofdaniel_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bookofdaniel-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodell's cousin <a href="/wiki/Andy_Goodell" title="Andy Goodell">Andy Goodell</a> is a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a>. </p><p>Goodell starred as himself in the NFL 100 commercial before <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIII" title="Super Bowl LIII">Super Bowl LIII</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-i584_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-i584-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fortune.com/2025/01/25/roger-goodell-nfl-national-football-league-internship-pete-rozelle-new-york-city-jets/">"Roger Goodell sent the NFL more than 50 letters pleading for an internship in the early 1980s until he finally got his ch"</a>. 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<ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. 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