At a time when his punishment of the Patriots has called into question his relationship with owner Robert Kraft, it’s interesting to see who Roger Goodell’s allies are.
One of them apparently resides in Dallas.
“He’s doing a great job, and I’m a supporter of his,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said, via Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com.
Jones went onto say that one of Goodell’s strengths is “fairness,” which more than a few people in Boston have wondered about lately.
But it’s not as if Goodell hasn’t had to come down on Jones, as prime free agent pickup Greg Hardy was suspended 10 games for last year’s domestic violence incident.
On the other hand, Goodell’s four-game suspension to Tom Brady takes him out of play for New England’s game against the Cowboys, so maybe that evens the scale.
While Kraft is viewed as having great influence in the league, the reality is Goodell has 31 other bosses, many of whom haven’t had the kind of recent success the Patriots have.
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