50 Most Influential: No. 3 — Roger Goodell

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ROGER

GOODELL

Commissioner

NFL

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Love him, despise him, it doesn’t matter. Goodell runs the most important sports league in North America, if not the world. Don’t underestimate his influence even in the owner-centric NFL. With his contract up in 2018, the big question is not whether owners want him back, but whether he wants to stay.

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