NFL Commissioner PAUL TAGLIABUE is profiled in USA TODAY
under, "NFL's Driving Force. Father's Work Ethic Set Tone Early.
From City Kid to NFL Boss, Hard Work Has Been Rule For No-
Nonsense Tagliabue" (Jill Lieber, USA TODAY, 1/25)....Cowboys RB
EMMITT SMITH has fired his Atlanta-based agent RICHARD HOWELL and
announced he will represent himself in upcoming negotiations with
the Cowboys (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 1/25)....Steelers LB KEVIN
GREENE used his off-day Tuesday to go to Las Vegas for a pro
wrestling match. He worked in HULK HOGAN's corner while Hogan
and RANDY "MACHO MAN" SAVAGE took on the "NATURE BOY" RIC FLARE
and THE GIANT (ARIZONA DAILY STAR, 1/25). Greene also said he
would cut his shoulder-length blond hair is the Steelers win the
Super Bowl (AP/WASHINGTON TIMES, 1/25)....Steelers President DAN
ROONEY, on how the game has changed since he was GM during Super
Bowl XIII: "To be honest, it's more JERRY JONES now, more about
selling, and advertising and sponsors. For me, it's about the
game" (Minneapolis STAR-TRIBUNE, 1/25)....NFL MVP BRETT FAVRE, on
getting more commercial endorsements: "I would like to be
recognized as one of the best not only on the field, but off it.
I would like to do some of those things" ("Up Close," ESPN,
1/24).
