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Involvement with crucial decisions a plus for Goodell

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, July 14, 2006

Owners will meet in Chicago from Aug. 7 to 9, ostensibly to elect the successor to commissioner Paul Tagliabue. Although the pool of candidates remains a relatively large one, the early-line favorite less than a month before the critical caucus remains NFL chief operating officer Roger Goodell. Goodell has been Tagliabue's top lieutenant for several years, has been at the commissioner's elbow for most of the crucial decisions in that stretch and has played a key role in helping resolve major ...

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