... revenue of $6 billion. The owners of the 32 franchises that make up the league are some of America's wealthiest and most prestigious captains of industry.

The Commissioner, 50-year-old Roger Goodell, who was voted to the top spot in 2006 upon Paul Tagliabue's retirement, has inherited a burgeoning business that is oozing with complicated issues, primarily an impending labor fight over the expiring Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Goodell will have to mediate between the owners—who opted out of the CBA two years early, and the players union—who are being led by a new director, DeMaurice Smith, who has vowed to put up a valiant fight.

Other issues Goodell has had to table are the future of the beleaguered NFL Net...

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