TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell poses for a photograph onboard an F-16 jet before flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell receives instructions on flight equipment before flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell puts on a flight suit before flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gives a thumbs up before flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is briefed by pilot Major Tony Mulhare before flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell poses for a photograph with Major Tony Mulhare before flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell onboard the cockpit of an F-16 jet before flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Major Tony Mulhare take off at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Major Tony Mulhare take off at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Major Tony Mulhare return from their flight at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the USAF Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron pose for a group photograph at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)

TAMPA , FL - JANUARY 31: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell autographs a ball for Major Tony Mulhare after flying with the USAF Thunderbirds at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida on January, 31, 2009. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Kristi Machado)