Paul Tagliabue to retire in July

[Beckett95]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2376850

[yeszir]

Maybe he can switch to the MLB...

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

he did a great job taking over for a legend in pete rozelle

[jsinger121]

He was one of the best and really turned the NFL a great sport and maybe the most popular in the country.

[Beckett95]

he was IMO the best commissioner left out of the 4 major sports, MLB, NHL and NBA

[Moose]

he was IMO the best commissioner left out of the 4 major sports, MLB, NHL and NBA

 

And most underrated, too. What I mean is, he gets the least media attention.

[See Red]

Easily the best commissioner in American sports today. Continued nicely where put Rozelle left off.

 

Most people don't know that he held Georgetown's career rebounding record for basketball until, I believe, Patrick Ewing broke it.

[See Red]

And most underrated, too. What I mean is, he gets the least media attention.

 

And that's when you know he's done a good job, in my opinion, when the attention is on the league and very rarely on the comissioner (unless there's no attention on the league OR commissioner *cough*nhl*cough*). It's when a commissioner is doing a bad job that they seem to get a lot of press.

 

Whoever fills his role has very large shoes to fill as he's following Tagliabue and Rozelle.

[MC Hammer]

He has done a great job as Commish, and he set the NFL up for years to come with the new CBA. He deserves to retire, and should be proud of the work he did for the NFL.

[CrespoBlows]

Condi Rice will be the next comissioner. I guarantee it.

[Cityofchampions33]

Taggy was a great commish who led the game in the right direction, while the other 3 went the opposite way. He made it more competitive, more enjoyable, and far more interesting to watch,e evn if its not your team.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

No great loss.

[See Red]

No great loss.

 

Why do you say that? Revenues are up under him and he's never had a work stoppage. He blows any other current commissioner out of the water. David Stern is probably second best, and his league is battling the NHL to see which is less popular. It'll be difficult to find a guy that can follow in the shadows of Rozelle and Tagliabue.