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Roger Goodell
January 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
The NFL Has a Damar Hamlin Problem
The league has historically quickly brushed aside tragedies and catastrophic injuries. The Bills’ safety’s shocking cardiac arrest is different.
October 12, 2021
Alex Shephard
Jon Gruden’s Emails Are a Symptom of the NFL’s Cultural Rot
The Raiders coach’s racist, sexist, and homophobic emails should prompt a deeper reckoning for the league.
June 9, 2020
Nick Martin
The NFL Is for Cops
A weak statement about past wrongs is a joke and an insult to the movement against police violence and former players like Colin Kaepernick.
May 23, 2018
Matt Ford
The NFL will now punish teams if players protest racism and police brutality.
February 6, 2017
Alex Shephard
In Trump’s America, the bad guys are on a roll.
December 26, 2014
Sam Eifling
Americans Showed in 2014 They Don't Care How Awful the NFL Is
September 25, 2014
Danny Vinik
ESPN Cares More About Protecting the NFL Than Reducing Domestic Violence
What Bill Simmons's suspension tells us about the network's priorities
September 23, 2014
Danny Vinik
What Really Matters in the Ray Rice Saga Is Not the Culpability of the Baltimore Ravens
It's whether the NFL commits to combat domestic violence
September 22, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The NFL's Failure in the Ray Rice Scandal Went Way Beyond the Commissioner
September 16, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The NFL Owes Domestic Violence Victims a Big, Fat Check
September 15, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Five Things We Can Do to Reduce Domestic Violence
A national conversation has started. Here's how it should end.
September 12, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
WATCH: James Brown Delivers a Message on Domestic Violence to Football Fans
September 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
It's Looking Even Worse for Roger Goodell
This isn't just about the Ray Rice incident anymore
September 10, 2014
Danny Vinik
If Roger Goodell Saw That Tape He Needs to Step Down as NFL Commissioner
He needs to be held accountable for the NFL's out of control domestic abuse problem
September 8, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
New Ray Rice Video Reminds Us That Domestic Violence is Violent
Video is available for this article
August 29, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Will the NFL's Domestic Violence Rule Backfire?
August 4, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Roger Goodell Just Blew It
The NFL sends a shamefully weak message on domestic violence
January 8, 2014
Marc Tracy
Three Important Questions Roger Goodell Was Not Asked in His 92Y Interview
December 11, 2012
Marc Tracy
Roger Goodell Keeps Letting His League Down
September 25, 2012
Marc Tracy
The NFL Replacement Refs Reach the Tipping Point

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