Roger Goodell encourages boos from Philly draft crowd
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apparently recognizes how most NFL fans feel about him.
Taking a page out of the David Stern playbook, Goodell encouraged the boos from the Philadelphia fans in attendance for Thursday’s NFL Draft:
Roger Goodell eggs on the Philly crowd to boo him pic.twitter.com/M1oAvWcoyX
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) April 28, 2017
Goodell must have known that the boos were coming because he wasted no time egging on the fans. This is actually a tradition for most sports commissioners, as Stern — the former NBA commish — and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman are used to such treatment from fans when making public appearances.
Here was some of the reaction from Twitter:
All of Philly while Roger Goodell was on stage. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/OEXsyMvpzq
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 28, 2017
@joerexrode pic.twitter.com/Iv7k2qKXhC
— Posa (@JustPosa) April 28, 2017
[BOOING] pic.twitter.com/j0bPRxz8nL
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 28, 2017
