Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue Dies at 84

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue Dies at 84
Paul Tagliabue attends the Autism Speaks: Game Changers Gala 2017 at Mandarin Oriental New York in New York City on June 13, 2017. Rob Kim/Getty Images for Autism Speaks
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NEW YORK—Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tagliabue’s family informed the league of his death in Chevy Chase, Maryland.