• Roger Goodell serves as Commissioner of the National Football League. Goodell replaced retiring Commissioner Paul Tagliabue on September 1, 2006.

  In February of 2009, Goodell announced that he would take a pay cut in an attempt to help the league survive the economic crisis. His salary is expected to be cut 20-25%, with his annual bonus to be determined at a later date.NFL.com: Goodell Will Take Pay Cut

• 1. Born: February 19, 1959
  2. Birthplace: Jamestown, New York
  3. College: Washington & Jefferson College
  4. Graduated college in 1981 with a degree in economics
  5. Started with the NFL as an administrative intern in 1982
  6. Third Commissioner of the NFL since 1960
  7. Twin daughters with wife Jane
  8. Officer of NFL Charities
  9. Serves on the board of the New York Big Brothers & Big Sisters chapter

• Brief Biography

  Goodell began his career with the NFL in 1982, taking an internship with the league offices in New York. After a year, he moved to the New York Jets franchise, serving in as a public relations and administration staff member. In 1984, he began a three-year stint back with the NFL offices in New York, working as a public relations assistant.

  Moving up in the rankings in 1987, Goodell became the assistant to the president of the American Football Conference Lamar Hunt. In the 1990s, Goodell began working his way up through the administrative ranks of the NFL, serving as vice president of operations, executive vice president of business and football development and executive vice president of business, properties and club services.

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