Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about ROGER GOODELL!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Roger Stokoe Goodell (born February 19, 1959) is an American businessman . he is currently the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) Goodell officially began his tenure on September 1, 2006, just prior to the goodell is a 1981 graduate of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania with a degree in economics . his position was secured through a letter-writing campaign to the league office and each of its 28 teams . in 1983, Goodell joined the new york jets as an intern . he returned to the league office in 1984 as an assistant in the public relations department . in 1987, he was appointed assistant to the president of the Goodell increased his lead to 21–10 after the fourth ballot, falling one vote shy of election . on the fifth round of voting two owners swung their votes to him to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority . Goodell has also fined players for on-field misconduct . in addition to suspensions, Goodell fines players for controversial hits the previous Sunday . on october 19, 2010, the NFL handed out fines to Pittsburgh a petition with over 100,000 signatures calls on Goodell and the NFL to “address its domestic violence problem” this comes after Ray Rice was suspended for two games when he was accused of assaulting his fiancée belichick is effectively the Patriots’ general manager as well as head coach . Goodell worked with NFL owners and the NFLPA on settling the NFL lockout . he held conference calls with season ticket holders during the lock Goodell handed down some of the harshest penalties in NFL history . he suspended Williams, who had left to become defensive coordinator of the Rams . the saints themselves were fined a league maximum $500,000 . the NFL locked out regular NFL game officials, and opened the 2012 season with replacement referees . the replacement officials consisted of low-level college and high school officials . many of the top Division I conferences barred their officials the two sides are apart by approximately $60,000 per team . players 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 the settlement created a $675 million compensation fund for former NFL players . former players can collect from depending on the extent of their conditions . $75 million would be used for medical exams, $10 million for research and education . in 2014, the cap was removed from the amount . the NFL announced that Goodell would preside over Brady’s appeal hearing . Goodell announced his upholding of the suspension on July 28 . writers quickly spotted contradictions between Goodell’s statement and Brady’s testimony . Brady testified in the hearing that other topics, including the alleged deflation, were discussed . the NFL was also criticized for the NFL announced it would appeal Judge Berman’s decision just hours after the suspension was overturned . the appeal hearing was held march 3, 2016 . goodell’s efforts to harshly suspend Brady were “part of a personal power play” he has four brothers: Tim, Michael, and Michael . he is married to the creator of the short-lived NBC Goodell’s cousin Andy Goodell is a member of the New York State Assembly . Goodell starred as himself in the NFL 100 commercial before Super Bowl LIII.