Then-commissioner Paul Tagliabue and league lawyers recognized the need for a hiring policy that was. d to NFL’s landmark initiative in minority hiringRoger Goodell: Rooney ‘one of the finest men in the history of our game’Dan Rooney with Roger Goodell in 2006. eague termed “foul language directed at a fan” and “an altercation with a fan following the game” during the Rapids’ previous match against Sporting Kansas City. The minimum salary has increased to $15,000, and the league will have weekly games on cable network .