Who is Roger Goodell’s Wife?

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't the most popular individual among fans and even some NFL players and head coaches, often being met with a chorus of boos while appearing at games, including the Super Bowl, or announcing picks at the NFL Draft.Show more

While the Commissioner isn't beloved among many fans of the league, he has a staggering net worth and all the support he needs from his family, most notably his wife, Jane Skinner Goodell.

Roger Goodell has been married to Jane Skinner since 1997 and together the couple have twin daughters who were born in 2001. The Goodell clan resides in Westchester, New York, nearby where Goodell grew up in Bronxville.

Skinner was raised by a wealthy family in Lake Forest, Illinois, and attended Lake Forest High School. Her father served as Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H.W. Bush.

Similarly, Goodell's own father, Charles Goodell, was a U.S. congressman and senator.

Skinner herself is a former media member who spent 12 years working for Fox News. She spent time as a news anchor for the network and hosted the show "Happening Now" alongside Jon Scott, as well as "Sunday Best."

Prior to working at Fox, she got her start in the industry in Duluth, Minnesota, where she was a political correspondent for the KBJR television station. She retired in 2001 to take care of her daughters.

Skinner came under fire in 2017 after The Wall Street Journal reported on an anonymous Twitter account under the pseudonym Jones Smith (@forargument), which frequently clapped back at those slandering Goodell on the platform.

It turned out the fake Twitter account was actually run by Roger Goodell's wife Jane Skinner, who admitted to the WSJ that she acted out of love in order to defend her harshly scrutinized husband.

"I'm always bothered when the coverage doesn't provide a complete and accurate picture of a story," Skinner told Sports Illustrated.

The social media account has since been deleted, but one tweet while the account was active responded critically to an ESPN article about the National Anthem protests, writing, "Reads like press release from players' union. You can do better reporting."

Skinner's faux Twitter account also responded to similar critical comments from notable accounts such as NBC's Pro Football Talk. It's certainly not easy being the wife of the commissioner of the National Football League, but her actions on Twitter certainly didn't help ease the criticism of her husband.

Skinner seems to have cooled her jets on coming to the defense of Goodell since the Twitter incident went public, but you can bet your bottom dollar that she'd stand up for him again if need be.