It requires franchises to look at minority candidates they might otherwise not consider, listen to their pitches and maybe make a choice they might not have made before. The landscape was barren, but it turned into a wild rideThe New York Generals take on the Chicago Spurs at Yankee Stadium 50 years ago this month. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called Rooney “one of the finest men in the history of our game,” add. for a fan base still stung by the team’s upcoming move to Las Vegas for the 2020 season.