Greedy Roger Goodell can’t pass up any chance for a few extra dollars
NY Post
Why devote a column to Roger Goodell at the start of the baseball season and the close of the NCAA Tournament?
Because I can’t stow it. He’s infuriating. For the $70 million or whatever Goodell’s annually paid by the NFL, he has the credibility of a snake oil salesman and the on-the-job courage of the Sheriff of Nottingham. He’s so demonstrably full of it you’d be torn between demanding a polygraph exam and sending him to his room without dinner.
And the media, which share his fear of indisputable truths, continue to pretend that he represents the best interests of the sport, thus Goodell’s urged on by silence.
Item 1: Goodell, this offseason, remains active soliciting tens of millions more in TV money to create diminished interest in NFL games.
Under Goodell, the NFL has chosen to continue to challenge — dare — its fans to live without big games.
The NFL will double its inventory to two games sold for exclusive viewing behind streaming paywalls. No. 1 is the Sept. 6 Friday night Eagles “home opener” vs. TBD in Brazil.
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Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
After leaving practice early on Monday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, Adam Edstrom did not suit up Tuesday night against the Stars.
It’s not you, it’s me.
Not everyone wants to wake up in the city that never sleeps.
BOSTON — Despite no traction on a contract extension, Karl-Anthony Towns said his relationship with the Knicks front office remains strong and he hopes to continue his career with the team.
The Jets won a game on Sunday, an entertaining 27-24 victory over the Falcons on a 56-yard walk-off field goal by 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk.
Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss said he was just doing his job after a hard hit on Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart sparked tension in Monday’s game at Gillette Stadium.
Dillon Brooks found himself in a familiar place Monday night — right underneath LeBron James’ skin.