Jane Skinner is the wife of Roger Goodell, who is the current Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), find out more about her brief bio, age, net worth, profession, social media, marriage, children
Roger is often dubbed as the ‘most powerful man in sports and has been an instrumental figure in the NFL.
Who is Jane Skinner wife of Roger Goodell: Net worth 2023, bio, age, family, daughters
Jane Skinner Goodell uses an anonymous Twitter account to defend her husband, Roger Goodell, and the NFL https://t.co/Y9HQFHkBHE pic.twitter.com/9eIlp1RhBZ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 12, 2017
Everyone's favorite NFL Draft tradition: Roger Goodell getting booed. 🏈📺 pic.twitter.com/VQr3IrhWvU
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 28, 2023
What’s interesting about Goodell is that despite his influence and power now, he only started out as an administrative intern back in 1982.
Throughout his time as the commissioner, Roger Goodell has implemented various NFL policies, and taken charge of controversies like the spygate, deflategate, and the 2012 referee lockout, and more.
And throughout those tough moments, his wife Jane Skinner has stood by him through thick and thin.
Brief bio of Jane Skinner wife of Roger Goodell
Jane Skinner is the wife of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell who was born on February 12, 1967. She was born in Lake Forest, Illinois to parents Samuel K. Skinner and Susanne Anne Thomas. She graduated from Lake Forest High School back in 1985 and later attended Northwestern University where she obtained Bachelors and Masters degrees.
Skinner started her career as a political correspondent for KBJR in Duluth, Minnesota and later went on to join Fox News. Skinner’s father served as the Secretary of Transportation before serving as the White House’s Chief of Staff under President George H.W. Bush.
Jane Skinner age
Jane Skinner is currently 55 years old.
Net worth
Currently, there is no information on Jane Skinner’s individual net worth. However, she will have undoubtedly accumulated quite the net worth throughout her career working as a former news anchor. As for her husband, Roger Goodell, he is estimated to have a net worth of approximately $200 million.
Profession
Jane Skinner is a retired daytime news anchor who most famously worked as the co-host of the Fox News segment titled Happening Now. Following decades of working as the host of Happening Now, Jane Skinner retired in 2010.
Skinner also joined FOX News and worked as a general reporter from WNBC-TV in New York. Jane Skinner returned to television back in 2021 as an executive producer of the documentary ‘A Lifetime of Sundays’.
The 90-minute documentary is based on four female NFL owners; Virginia Halas McCaskey (Chicago Bears), Patricia Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers), Martha Ford (Detroit Lions), and Norma Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs).
Social media
Although Jane Skinner is not very active on social media, she made news in 2017 when some fans and Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Beaton discovered that she was using an anonymous Twitter account.
Jane Skinner reportedly used the account to hit back at trolls and defend her husband Roger Goodell in the process. The burner account was called ‘Jones Smith’ and Skinner used it to defend her ‘hardworking’ husband Roger Goodell. According to her, Goodell is often portrayed in the wrong manner in the media.
Roger Goodell and Jane Skinner marriage
Jane Skinner and Roger Goodell got married in 1997 and they have remained married ever since. The couple dated each other for four years before eventually getting married in 1997. The couple currently resides in Bronxville, New York.
Jane Skinner and Roger Goodell children
Jane Skinner and Roger Goodell share a set of twin daughters born in 2001. The now teenage daughters are currently attending the Elon University of North Carolina. Roger Goodell often tours the University. The couple has always kept their daughters away from the media.
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