The worst commissioner in recent NFL history, is currently in negotiations with the NFL for a contract extension. Goodell has taken a league that was once a cash cow that could not fail, and turned into one controversy after the other. The man sits atop his position and makes decisions that have cost the NFL money, ratings and most important the fans. What further proves that he is no long welcome or wanted in professional football, is more than half of the leagues owners are not in favor of giving the extension right now. The best thing that could happen to the NFL and football as a whole, is for Goodell to go back to bartending or garbage collecting or whatever his skills qualify him for. He is the worst thing about football and a league that once was the crown jewel of the sporting world!
What Goodell Wants
Reports all over the country are releasing Goodell’s extension demands. He reportedly wants $49.5 million, health insurance for life, and a private jet for life. The league is already over paying Goodell to the tune of $31.7 million. Under performing at his job and destroying the brand makes him feel he is entitled to 17.8 million dollar raise? In the real world it wouldn’t be a question of giving him an extension and a raise he would be gone. Jerry Jones is one of the owners leading that charge saying, “if the NFL wants to move past its multiple serious problems, the owners should not only refuse to extend Goodell and just replace him.” Jones has gone so far as to seek council to block and fight the commissioner getting an extension. The private jet request is just dumb, so I’m not even going to say anything about it. Lastly, this man wants health insurance for life, he doesn’t put his body on the line week in and week out but wants health insurance for life. To put that in perspective the players that play week in and week out, do not get health insurance for life, so tell me why Rodger Goodell deserves that privilege. The answer is, he does not, in fact the Players Union should take that from him and work it into the next collective bargaining agreement, then maybe the commissioner can be considered. You know, after the players that have potential health risks based on their profession.
League Issues Under
It seems since Goodell took over the control of the league in 2006 it has been one issue or controversy after another. The first big issue came when he went after the New England Patriots the first time in 2007 for “SpyGate,” where the Patriots were caught filming defensive signals from division rival New York Jets, the punishment was $500,000 fine for head coach Bill Belichick, a $250,000 fine for the team, and loss of 2008 first round draft pick. As we know New England is going to come up again later for air and footballs. The came “BountyGate,” where New Orleans Saints, players and coaches, were supposedly paying Saints players for taking opposing players out of games. Players and coaches were suspended and then reinstated by Goodell’s predecessor Paul Tagliabue.
Having the guy that had your job before you did change a decision that you made clearly showed how unqualified Roger Goodell was at his job. If that was let bad enough, the summer of 2014 ensured the entire country how bad Goodell was at his job. Ray Rice, who got in trouble for beating his then girlfriend in an elevator, the league reviewed it and deemed a fine and two game suspension was good enough, then a video surfaced a from the elevator that showed how bad the situation was. Goodell claimed that he had never seen the tape before, but the hotel staff, police, and Ray Rice all stated that Goodell had all the evidence in front of him when he made his initial punishment. After the tape surfaced, Rice and his contract with the Ravens, was terminated and he was suspended from the NFL indefinitely.
Then came “deflategate” once again Goodell was after Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. In 2015 he suspended Brady for 4 games for deflated football in the previous playoffs. Although the suspension was inevitably upheld, the whole entire situation was dragged out clear into 2016 and pretty much cemented the fact that Goodell is awful to be the commissioner of the NFL.
I do not know Roger Goodell personally, he might be a great guy outside of football. As a football commissioner, he is the worst thing to be in a leadership role in the NFL. It is time the owners do what’s best for the brand and for the league and just remove the stain of Mr. Goodell from the league. In closing, Roger do us all a favor and just go away find an island that has never heard of football, take enough food and water and never think speak or look at a football game for the at least one year. You sir are suspended from the NFL per the fans until further notice.
Written By
Carlo Guadagnino
Edited By:
Anna Riddle
References:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/11/14/nfls-roger-goodell-seeks-50-millionyear-contract-extension-sources.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.detroitnews.com/amp/107720186
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/11/15/nfls-roger-goodell-doesnt-deserve-raise-he-should-be-fired-commentary.html
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