Guides: Spent Roger Goodell speechless, teary-eyed at having conquered Mt. Rainier

September 10th, 2009 Madden to serve as special adviser to GoodellNEW YORK — Hall of Fame coach John Madden will serve as a special adviser to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The league said Thursday that as part of his unpaid position Madden will chair the coaches group in the competition committee.

September 3rd, 2009 Goodell: Cowboys' video board likely not a problemNEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the video boards in the new Cowboys Stadium won't present a significant problem for punters. After Titans punter A.J.

August 13th, 2009 Donte' Stallworth suspended without pay for seasonNEW YORK — Cleveland Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth was suspended without pay for this season Thursday after pleading guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk. He cannot participate in any team activities until his reinstatement after the Super Bowl.

August 12th, 2009 McGraw, Black Eyed Peas to perform at NFL openerNEW YORK — Tim McGraw and the Black Eyed Peas are scheduled to perform before the NFL season opener. The NFL announced the musical artists Wednesday for the game between the Super Bowl champion Steelers and the Tennessee Titans in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept.

July 27th, 2009 NFL commissioner conditionally reinstates VickNEW YORK — Michael Vick was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday and could play in regular season games as early as October. Vick can immediately participate in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games — if he can find a team that will sign him.

July 27th, 2009 Vick's statement on being reinstatedHAMPTON, Va. — Michael Vick's statement after being reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: "I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to Commissioner Goodell for allowing me to be readmitted to the National Football League.

July 24th, 2009 Source: Vick, Goodell met Wednesday in New JerseyRICHMOND, Va. — Two people familiar with the meeting say Michael Vick and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talked Wednesday at a security firm in New Jersey.

July 23rd, 2009 NFLPA: Vick met with union leader on TuesdayRICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick met with NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith earlier this week, after the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback finished serving 23 months in federal custody for a dogfighting conviction.

July 21st, 2009 Goodell remains mum on when he'll decide on VickNEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't revealing when he'll decide whether to reinstate Michael Vick now that the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback has been released from federal custody. "The process is ongoing, and I hope to make a decision sometime in the near future," Goodell said Tuesday, a day after Vick's home confinement ended.

July 9th, 2009 NFL group makes it to Mount Rainier summitMOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — A group including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Seahawks coach Jim Mora reached the summit of Mount Rainier Wednesday morning.

July 8th, 2009 NFL commish reaches base camp for Rainier climb So far, still so good for Roger Goodell and Jim Mora on Mount Rainier. The 50-year-old NFL commissioner and the 47-year-old Seahawks coach successfully reached Camp Muir on Tuesday, after an all-day climb with nearly 5,000 feet gained in elevation.

July 7th, 2009 Goodell 'performed' at start of Rainier climbSo far, so good for Roger Goodell and Jim Mora on Mount Rainier. The 50-year-old NFL commissioner and the Seahawks coach successfully completed a first day of mountaineering training on Monday.

June 26th, 2009 Goodell starts to focus on VickSEATTLE — Commissioner Roger Goodell says he is beginning to focus on evaluating Michael Vick's future in the NFL. But Goodell said Thursday his decision on the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback will come "in due time" and not necessarily before the season begins.

June 12th, 2009 Falcons release rights to Michael VickATLANTA — The Michael Vick era in Atlanta is officially over. Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said the team relinquished its contractual rights to Vick on Friday.

June 10th, 2009 Goodell, Mora to climb Mount RainierSEATTLE — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Seahawks coach Jim Mora are ready for a big trek — up Mount Rainier. Mountaineering great Ed Viesturs will lead the climb up the more than 14,000-foot peak July 5.