In Court of Public Opinion, Roger Goodell’s Reputation Might Be Beyond Repair

May 15, 2015   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

It's somewhat ironic that both Twitter and Roger Goodell's tenure as NFL commissioner were born at the same time. When both launched in the summer of 2006, Twitter wasn't ballyhooed, and Goodell wasn't a controversial figure. 
Nearly nine years later, both have exploded, and it feels as though Goodell has as many critics as Twitter does users. A quick perusal of the social networking service also gives you an impression of just how far Goodell's approval rating has plummeted. 
"I was looking for the best person to be commissioner, and I had no doubt in my mind that was Roger Goodell," said Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, per Mark Maske of the Washington Post, the week the search committee Rooney co-chaired selected Goodell to succeed Paul Tagliabue. "He knows labor. He knows TV. He knows the people. He knows the fans."
Note: No mention of the players. 
It's not as though the league's 32 owners have soured on Goodell...

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