Paul Tagliabue, the NFL commissioner who ran the league for 17 years in an era of riches and expansion, has died at 84

FILE - National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue holds the official contest ball to be used for the kickoff of Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans during a press conference in New York in this Jan file photo Tagliabue s impact on the sport was massive comparable to virtually any league leader And after a year s delay due to the COVID- pandemic Tagliabue will enter the Canton Ohio shrine AP Photo Marty Lederhandler File AP Marty Lederhandler FILE - National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue holds the official meeting ball to be used for the kickoff of Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans during a press conference in New York in this Jan file photo Tagliabue s impact on the sport was massive comparable to virtually any league leader And after a year s delay due to the COVID- pandemic Tagliabue will enter the Canton Ohio shrine AP Photo Marty Lederhandler File AP Marty Lederhandler NEW YORK AP Paul Tagliabue the NFL commissioner who ran the league for years in an era of riches and expansion has died at Source