What is Roger Goodell?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Roger Goodell |image = RG Ravens V Browns (53328383012) (cropped).jpg |caption = Goodell in 2023 |order = 6th |office = Commissioner of the NFL |term_start = September 1, 2006 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Paul Tagliabue]] |successor = |birth_name = Roger Stokoe Goodell |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|2|19}} |birth_place = [[Jamestown, New York]], U.S. |spouse = {{marriage|[[Jane Skinner]]|1997}} |children = 2 |father = [[Charles Goodell]] |relatives = [[Samuel K. Skinner|Samuel Skinner]] (father-in-law)<br>[[Andy Goodell]] (cousin) |education = [[Washington and Jefferson College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Roger Goodell''' (born February 19, 1959) is the current commissioner of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He has held this position since August 8, 2006 when he took over duties for the retiring [[Paul Tagliabue]]. As the commissioner, he has focused on how players behave off of the field, making more rules that can lead to players who get into trouble off of the field or with the law being fined or suspended.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=adande/100426 |title=The NFL's Roger Goodell and the NBA's David Stern take dramatically different approaches to disciplining their players, and Stern's way seems wiser - ESPN |work=sports.espn.go.com |accessdate=May 12, 2010 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodell, Roger}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:National Football League commissioners]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Jamestown, New York]]