Paul Tagliabue, the former NFL commissioner who led the league for 17 years, has died at the age of 84, his family confirmed to CBS News.

Tagliabue died from heart failure complicated by Parkinson's disease at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Sunday, his family said.

Tagliabue was commissioner from 1989, when he succeeded Pete Rozelle, to 2006. He was succeeded by the current commissioner, Roger Goodell.

"All of us in the NFL are deeply saddened by the passing of Paul Tagliabue, whose principled leadership and vision put the NFL on the path to unparalleled success," Goodell said in a statement on Sunday.

Pro Football Hall of Fame member Paul Tagliabue during the Hall of Fame Press conference during the NFL Honors on Feb. 1, 2020. Rich Graessle/PPI/Icon Sportswire via Getty Image

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