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NFL spokesman Greg Aiello announced Tuesday morning that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has reinstated Sean Payton from his suspension effective immediately.

Two league officials say NBA Commissioner David Stern makes less than baseball's Bud Selig or the NFL's Roger Goodell, leaving his salary far below the more than $20 million that's been reported. Some reports had Stern's salary at $23 million, angering locked-out players being asked to accept pay cuts in a new collective bargaining agreement.

PFT: Both NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith are hopeful their sides can vote on a labor deal sometime Thursday.

NFL owners and their locked-out players have resumed court-ordered mediation. Commissioner Roger Goodell, executive vice president Jeff Pash and team owners Mike Brown, John Mara, Jerry Richardson and Art Rooney arrived at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis on Monday morning along with legal counsel.

With the NFL on the brink of its first work stoppage in nearly a quarter of a century, Commissioner Roger Goodell and union head DeMaurice Smith met at a federal mediator's office Friday, the day the league's twice-extended labor contract was set to expire....

Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior. He'll be back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers two games earlier than expected after convincing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell he is turning his life around.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans to ask for
his six-game suspension to be reduced when he meets with NFL
commissioner Roger Goodell, ESPN.com reported Wednesday.

N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell has not committed to a time frame for making a decision on whether to reinstate Michael Vick.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Michael Vick has paid a significant price for his "egregious mistake" and will have to show genuine remorse and that the experience has changed him to get a chance at resuming his career in the league.

At the league meetings, Roger Goodell admitted the NFL is exploring a 17-18 game season. Howard Balzer dissects pros and cons.