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(July 30, 2006) -- The special eight-man Search Committee appointed by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to recommend candidates for his successor announced the names of five individuals to be placed before NFL club owners at a meeting Aug. 7-9 at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago.
The five nominees, according to Committee co-chairmen Dan Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers, are:
Kraft is on the search committee, wonder if he's behind the Fidelity guy from Concord? Why would you leave a major cash cow position at Fidelity for NFL Commisioner?
The five nominees, according to Committee co-chairmen Dan Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers, are:
- ROGER S. GOODELL, 47, New York, N.Y. Executive Vice President and COO, NFL.
- GREGG H. LEVY, 53, Washington, D.C. Partner, Covington & Burling law firm.
- FREDERICK R. NANCE, 52, Cleveland, Ohio. Partner, Squire Sanders & Dempsey law firm.
- ROBERT L. REYNOLDS, 54, Concord, Mass. Vice Chairman and COO, Fidelity Investments.
- MAYO A. SHATTUCK III, 51, Baltimore, Md. Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Constellation Energy.
- Each candidate will make a presentation to the 32 clubs Aug. 7 in Chicago.
- Each club will be represented by an owner or owner designee.
- After these presentations, the clubs will divide into subgroups. Each candidate then will be interviewed by owners or club representatives in each subgroup for a specific period of time.
- When these interviews and subsequent discussions among the league's members are completed, the voting will begin.
- Procedures will be set for determining whether particular ballots will be secret or open.
- The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the league's member clubs, i.e. 22 votes of 32, is needed to elect a new commissioner. Attendance by every club in the league is mandatory.
- Deloitte & Touche USA will count the votes.
Kraft is on the search committee, wonder if he's behind the Fidelity guy from Concord? Why would you leave a major cash cow position at Fidelity for NFL Commisioner?