NFL Media Have Collective Laugh at Roger Goodell Claim To Be Available "Almost Every Day"
By Ty Duffy
Roger Goodell gave his NFL “State of the Union” speech before the Super Bowl. During the farce, he claimed he was available to the media “almost every day.” Sportscenter mocked the claim on air, with Hannah Storm saying she had requested an interview with Roger Goodell every week for months.
Multiple media members questioned that notion as well. Perhaps the best point: it’s easier to set up an interview with the POTUS.
"I'm available to the media almost every day of my job professionally." Goodell has rejected every interview request I've made since 2012.
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) January 30, 2015
.@nflcommish If you truly make yourself available to the media daily, why did you turn down my interview request during the Jim Irsay case?
— Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) January 30, 2015
.@nflcommish Also, why did you turn down my interview request following the initial discipline of Ray Rice?
— Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) January 30, 2015
Roger Goodell says he's available to media almost every day. OK. I'm calling BS on that.
— Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzATL) January 30, 2015
Interesting that Goodell says he's available "almost every day" w/ media. Guess when @DVNJr & I asked for him it was an "almost" kinda day.
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) January 30, 2015
Reason these city-specific questions are being asked here speaks to Roger Goodell not being available to media "almost every day" as he says
— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) January 30, 2015
Goodell says he's available to media every day. A reminder: NBC got SuperBowl interview w/ Obama yet not commish.
— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) January 30, 2015
Sherman's demand that Goodell meet media as often as players: "I'm available to media almost every day." Who knew?
— Art Thiel (@Art_Thiel) January 30, 2015
Goodell says he's available to the media almost every day... Right....
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) January 30, 2015