Roger Stokoe Goodell is an American businessman who has served as the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) since 2006.
Goodell began his NFL career in 1982 as an administrative intern in the league office in New York under then-Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The position was secured through a letter-writing campaign to the league office and each of its then 28 teams. In 1983, he joined the New York Jets as an intern but returned to the league office in 1984 as an assistant in the public relations department.
