![]() ![]() Goodell made it clear the NFL has no plans to stop “Thursday Night Football.”.“I think for any team to relocate to San Diego at this point in time, we’ll have to find a solution to that stadium problem.” “We were disappointed to have to leave San Diego, we couldn’t get a stadium done,” Goodell said. “That’s not consistent with our policy.”Īs for the possibility of the Raiders perhaps relocating to San Diego, which just lost the Chargers, Goodell said that the league was “moving forward” because there still isn’t a new stadium plan in place. “I don’t see an ownership position in a team from a casino,” Goodell said. If Adelson pulled his financial support because he couldn’t get part ownership of the team, Goodell said that wouldn’t happen anyway, because of the team’s desire to keep its game and gambling separate. “There’s a lot of work to be done … Financing of the stadium is just one.” “We haven’t made a determination about Las Vegas as an NFL market, that’s part of the relocation process,” Goodell said. Goodell didn’t specifically address if the Las Vegas deal was dead. Relocation was a big topic, especially with the Oakland Raiders’ proposed move to Las Vegas looking shaky because casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Goldman Sachs have both pulled their financial support.Not quite true, according to Michael McCann, Sports Illustrated’s legal analyst. “They said there were compelling if not overwhelming facts, and that’s the point I just made,” Goodell said. Later Goodell was called out for saying the Second Circuit Court decision dealt with the actual facts of the case (the appeal was mostly regarding his power as commissioner within the collective-bargaining agreement), and Goodell stood his ground. “We’re comfortable with the process, the decision, and we’re focusing on the game now.” It was litigated extensively and validated by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. “We went through a process, we applied the discipline in accordance with our process. Goodell has been criticized by some for the discipline, which included a four-game suspension to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, but he stood by it. The “job” was to discipline the Patriots for the controversy over deflated footballs in the AFC championship game two years ago. “It’s not awkward at all for me,” Goodell said. But Goodell wouldn’t provide any further fuel to one of the best subplots of this year’s Super Bowl. He can’t avoid the Patriots this week, with New England in Super Bowl LI. Goodell went to Atlanta for two straight playoff games, and it looked like he was avoiding New England, where he’s not too popular. Kraft told Ben Volin of the Boston Globe that if the Patriots win the Super Bowl, the regular-season opener would be a “perfect opportunity” for Goodell to come to Foxborough. Kraft, he would have welcomed me back,” Goodell said. “I have no doubt if I wanted to come up to a Patriots game and I asked Mr. Later Goodell was asked if he was welcomed to New England this season. Commercial reproduction, distribution or transmission of any part or parts of this website or any information contained therein by any means whatsoever without the prior written permission of the Club is not permitted.Roger Goodell was asked a few questions about the Patriots and deflate-gate during his Super Bowl press conference. This website is the only official website of the New England Patriots and is © Copyright New England Patriots (the "Club"). ![]()
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