Alex Spanos
Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper speaks to the media after the firing of NFL football head coach Matt Rhule in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Dan Snyder and other billionaires who own the NFL's teams

By The Associated Press Oct. 17, 2022 06:53 PM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Chargers controlling owner Dean Spanos walks on the field before the team's NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 7, 2021, in Philadelphia. Spanos has been accused of repeated breaches of fiduciary duty and misogynistic behavior in a lawsuit filed by his sister. The filing escalates the ongoing battle among the four Spanos siblings over control of the franchise. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Chargers owner accused by sister of fiduciary mismanagement

By Joe Reedy Jun. 10, 2022 05:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Chargers Chairman of the Board Dean Spanos, right, president of business operations A.G. Spanos, center, and personnel assistant Michael Spanos II watch from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Jacksonville, Fla. In a petition filed Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the sister of Chargers controlling owner Dean Spanos is petitioning a California state court to put one-third of the team’s ownership stake up for sale. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Dean Spanos' sister petitions court to force Chargers' sale

By Joe Reedy Apr. 01, 2021 05:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2006, file photo, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue smiles while addressing the media to detail terms of a six-year deal approved at the NFL owners meeting in Grapevine, Texas. NFL team owners knew in 1989 they needed a leader who was going to bring the league out of the dark decade of the 1980s, when litigation, labor troubles and stagnant TV ratings dramatically slowed the growth of the league and hastened Pete Rozelle's departure. They chose Tagliabue. (AP Photo/D.J. Peters, File)
When NFL needed change, Paul Tagliabue was choice in 1989

By Barry Wilner Nov. 22, 2019 12:09 PM EST

In this May 19, 2017, photo provided by ESPN, Ryan Leaf is shown on the set of NFL Live in Bristol, Conn. Leaf's personal life spiraled out of control after his pro career and his addiction to painkillers led him to spend 32 months in prison after an arrest in 2012. His dramatic turnaround began with a challenge from his prison cellmate who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Melissa Rawlin /ESPN Images via AP)
Ryan Leaf uses his story to help other former NFL players

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 01, 2019 02:13 AM EDT