By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR
Published: 12:22 EST, 9 November 2025 | Updated: 12:26 EST, 9 November 2025
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has died at the age of 84, his family have announced.
Tagliabue reportedly died on Sunday morning in Chevy Chase, Maryland as a result of heart failure complicated by Parkinson's disease. He leaves behind wife Chandler, son Drew and daughter Emily.
Tagliabue served as NFL commissioner between 1989 and 2006, when current incumbent Roger Goodell took over.
He guided the NFL for 17 years and oversaw labor peace, expansion, new stadiums, huge increases in broadcast rights fees and a significantly enhanced international presence.
Tagliabue also maneuvered the league through such crises and events as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans.
More to follow.
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has died at the age of 84, his family have announced