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NFL owners prepared to elect Tagliabue's successor

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Monday, August 7, 2006

NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- In a meteorological stroke of good fortune, the skies over O'Hare Airport were brilliantly sunny Monday morning and most NFL owners, convening here for the purpose of selecting a successor to retiring commissioner Paul Tagliabue, arrived on time for the start of the session. Goodell Which could mean clear sailing for the candidacy of Roger Goodell, the first lieutenant to Tagliabue the past several years and the man who clearly rates as an overwhelming favorite in a five- ...

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