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. Receiver Antonio Brown said Rooney was “one of the most genuine and humble human beings I’ve had the pleasure of knowing”. s epic rivalry has been characterised by a mutual appreciation bordering on fraternal love. The Celtics are the sixth franchise to grab the No1 seed in the East in the past six seasons – Chicago did in 2012, followed by Miami, Indiana, Atlanta, Cleveland and now Boston.