Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dead at 84: Tributes pour in for exec who changed the face of the league

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.

More to follow. 

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has died at the age of 84, his family have announced

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