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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/09/paul-tagliabue-nfl-commissioner-dies/87183317007/
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84
MICHAEL MIDDLEHURST-SCHWARTZ USA TODAY

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who guided the league to new
heights of financial prosperity during his 17-year run yet drew heavy
scrutiny for his handling of the league's concussion crisis, died Sunday
in Chevy Chase, Maryland, his family announced. He was 84.

Tagliabue's apparent cause of death was heart failure complicated by ParkinsonrCOs disease, which he was diagnosed with approximately seven years ago.

Tagliabue, who was previously an attorney for the league, served as NFL Commissioner from 1989-2006, taking over for Pete Rozelle. During that
span, he helped the league navigate several crises, including the decision
to postpone games after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and handling the
fallout from Hurricane Katrina. His ability to maintain broker labor peace
and avoid any work stoppages has been widely credited as a major factor in
the league's financial boom during his tenure. With billions pouring in
from multiple new media rights deals over the course of his time at the
helm, franchise values boomed.

Tagliabue's time featured a good deal of movement for teams, with two new organizations rCo the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995 rCo starting up in that stretch, while two other cities got teams back with
the rebooted Cleveland Browns (1999) and Houston Texans (2002). Twenty new stadiums were constructed while he served as Commissioner, which marked
the start of a facilities arms war and helped further boost team values.

Under his watch, the league also instituted free agency and a salary cap.

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