NFL commissioner Roger Goodell doesn’t have many friends right now as his league is consumed by its players’ off-field scandals. He’s been accused of lying about what he knew and when about suspended running back Ray Rice hitting his now-wife and an independent investigation is underway.
But he still has at least one ally in league circles: Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder.
“Roger Goodell has always had the best interests of football at heart, both on and off the field. We are fortunate to have him as our Commissioner,” Snyder said in a statement published Saturday by the Washington Post. “The entire Washington Redskins organization strongly endorses his efforts to eradicate domestic abuse and the independent investigation into the Ray Rice assault.”
Are we supposed to be surprised by this?
from the worst owner in the nfl
Maybe some of you can help me with this. I’m not a big fan of major league sports, so perhaps I’m naive on this whole issue.
With the thousands of extremely talented young athletes, those in minor leagues, European leagues, college varsity stars, and so on … why don’t major league teams have a zero-tolerance policy for criminals? Is it really so hard to find eligible players who deserve a chance and are NOT wife-beaters, drug addicts, and other assorted felons?
It seems half the sports “news” these days is gushing about the misdeeds of players. Stupid.
with friends like these, who needs enemies?
Not so strange bedfellows.