Former NFL receiver Joe Horn is no fan of Roger Goodell, which isn’t too surprising given that that seems to be the popular public sentiment. But Horn had harsher words for the league commissioner than most.
In an interview with The Football Girl, Horn spoke negatively about Goodell and called him “the devil.”
“I don’t like what Roger Goodell is doing. He has so much power that he can almost shut people down. I just don’t like him. And I don’t like that on draft day these kids don’t know that they’re hugging the devil. I hate to see kids that are lost and then happy but they really don’t know that the man they’re hugging will rip their throat apart. If he has an opportunity to take money from them, or there’s a situation where they’re guilty before they go to court, he’ll rip them apart. And there’s nothing no one can do about it. If the owners are happy with Roger Goodell, the fans, the media, no one can take his job from him. I hate it.”
Horn is upset with the owners for appointing him commissioner and didn’t really have an answer for the players agreeing to terms that gives Goodell as much power as he has.
Keep in mind that Horn used to get into trouble during his playing days and was fined $30,000 for pulling out a cell phone during a game as a touchdown celebration. He also sued the league over head injuries, so he has a lot against them. But would most people disagree with him about Goodell having too much power? Probably not.
Photo: Joe Horn’s BBQ sauce
