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. Commissioner Jeff Plush surprisingly stepped down in March, one month after announcing a deal with A. Photograph: Jay Laprete/EPA/Rex/ShutterstockPittsburgh SteelersDan Rooney: much-loved Steelers scion. Both men desperately wanted to win, but not so much that they wanted to crush their opponent.