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1973 NFL season

NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle refused to lift the blackout, despite a plea from United States Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.


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1960 NFL Championship Game

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle convinced owners to move the league's headquarters from Philadelphia to New York City, and with Congressional passage of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 received an antitrust exemption that allowed the league to negotiate a common broadcasting network representing all of its teams, helping cement football's ascendancy as a national sport.

Dominic Rhodes

During the offseason, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced he was suspending nine different free agents, one of which was Rhodes.

Frank Filchock

It later developed New York City mayor Bill O'Dwyer, NFL commissioner Bert Bell, police commissioner Arthur Wallander and Giants' owner Tim Mara had met in the mayor's office to assess the situation on the day before the game.

Health issues in American football

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the issue of head injuries in professional football during a talk held on November 15, 2012 at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Helmet-to-helmet collision

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he chose to suspend Harrison because it was his fifth such hit in three years.

John Teerlinck

Teerlinck came under fire in 1996 amid allegations that he taught his players to aim for opposing quarterbacks' knees; the allegations were substantial enough that then-NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue summoned him to a meeting for a warning.

Kevin Everett

On January 31, 2008, Everett accepted NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's invitation to sit with him at Super Bowl XLII.

Three-point stance

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has discussed banning the stance from the game due to injury concerns.

Trent Williams

As a number one draft pick, he was introduced to TV audiences by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell with the moniker, after Williams dared the man to do it.

United Way of America

NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle recognized the partnership as a viable means of communicating the good works of United Ways while putting faces on a league of players hidden by helmets.

Woody Johnson

Johnson served on the NFL Commissioner search committee in which a list of 185 candidates to succeed Paul Tagliabue was narrowed down to the final choice of Roger Goodell.