NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tagliabue's family informed the league of his death in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Colin Kaepernick's hometown of Turlock may be turning on him, with residents saying that the day the former 49er took a knee, things in town changed dramatically.
On the first business day after Colin Kaepernick put out news of his new, presumed multi-million dollar Nike deal, reaction was swift on Wall Street. Nike stock fell three percent, clearly an indication investors doesn't like the endorsement deal. However, the real test will be with consumers and whether they support or reject Kaepernick's continuing social protest.
Shortly after the anthem controversy began, Colin Kaepernick made the Million Dollar Pledge. He was going to give a way $1M of his own money. Friends like Stephen Curry joined the 10 for 10 campaign and together they donated $30,000 to a Bay Area nonprofit.
Shares in Nike are down after the release of a new ad starring former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Critics of his national anthem protest are making their displeasure known but supporters say Nike's bold move to feature Kaepernick will only deepen their loyalty to the company.
Colin Kaepernick is one of the faces of a new Nike advertising campaign commemorating the brand's 30th anniversary of the "Just Do It" motto, according to ESPN.