Per ESPN, Roger Goodell underwent back surgery three weeks ago and might not be able to hug players during the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell underwent back surgery three weeks ago, has recovered well, but it remains uncertain whether he will be able to offer his patented draft-day hugs.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell underwent back surgery three weeks ago, has recovered well, but it remains uncertain whether he will be able to offer his patented draft-day hugs.

The sad part is that outside of a speeding ticket, Sanders has been everything that the Browns, and by extension the league, could have asked for from a rookie. He has put in the work, involved ...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, third from right, poses for a photo with members of the Blue Man Group during day three of the NFL draft on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK -- Commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL teams on Thursday that the draft will go on as originally scheduled for next month. The draft will still take place April 23-25.

To use an NFL Draft analogy, perhaps selecting Goodell for commissioner is like having the second pick in 1983 as opposed to 1998. There really was no risk the owners would get stuck with Ryan Leaf.

Roger Goodell will call draftee names on a video conference with all 32 teams. NFL dreams will come true at tonight's 2020 draft and although the annual event will be held virtually for the first ...

It's Draft Day, and the 2020 version will look much different than usual. Roger Goodell, who will be delivering each pick from his basement, explained how this year's event is as important as ever.

One of the 2024 NFL Draft’s biggest question marks has nothing to do with the franchise-alerting decisions teams are going to make Thursday night. Instead, commissioner Roger Goodell has a ...