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Wednesday, 22 March 2006 |
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to retire
 NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has announced his retirement in July after more than 16 years in charge of the league.
Paul Tagliabue, 65, was successor to Pete Rozelle in 1989 and last year
he signed a two-year contract extension to finish the NFL's TV and
labour deals.
The television contract was negotiated in April 2005 and a labour deal
was agreed after difficult negotiations earlier on in March.
Paul Tagliabue said: "I believe that now is a positive time to make the transition to a new commissioner."
Roger Goodell, the NFL's chief operating officer, and Atlanta Falcons
general manager Rich McKay are the two leading candidates to take over
from him and Baltimore Ravens president Dick Cass is also considered to
have an outside chance.
Paul Tagliabue's career will mostly be remembered for stability following strikes in 1982 and 1987.
His good relationship with Gene Upshaw, the players' union executive
director, had led to a long-term agreement after five years without a
contract and he also oversaw a very extensive stadium-building
programme.
Before becoming a commissioner, Paul Tagliabue had been a league lawyer
who had spent a lot of of that time representing the NFL and as their
unofficial lobbyist in Washington.
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