Sunday Morning Quarterback: Here’s what Roger Goodell needs to do to repair the NFL’s image — and his own Howard Simmons/New York Daily News It is how Roger Goodell learns from missteps on disciplining Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy that will define the way he can restore his and NFL’s image. Roger Goodell and his staff are in crisis management/damage control mode to regain the public trust, and retain their billion dollar sponsors, as the Ray Rice-Adrian Peterson-Greg Hardy incidents have shaken the league’s foundation. It’s a relief when game day arrives on Sunday: From 1 p.m. to midnight, it’s non-stop football, when the conversation turns to whether the Giants will start 0-6 again, why the Jets are trying to play the season without any cornerbacks (that conversation switches to Monday night this week) and whether the Broncos can do better than get beat by 35 points in the Super Bowl rematch Sunday in Seattle. Then, Monday morning arrives and reality sets back in. Goodell has been severely criticized for not providing specifics on how he plans to correct the league’s problem dealing with abuse of woman and children at his Friday news conference. The league’s image and credibility are at an all-time low. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Roger Goodell has admitted that the way he handled the [...] newsnyork/sunday-morning-quarterback-heres-what-roger-goodell-needs-to-do-to-repair-the-nfls-image-and-his-own/
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 08:45:45 +0000