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The 2020 virtual NFL draft won’t stop commissioner Roger Goodell from getting booed
Fort-Worth Star Telegram ^ | April 20, 2020 | TJ Macias

Posted on 04/20/2020 6:48:33 PM PDT by DoodleBob

Every year during the NFL draft, commissioner Roger Goodell seems to be fueled by the thousands of boos from the audience ...

He welcomes it.

He feeds off it.

And even though the draft is going virtual amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he can still experience your lovable hate.

Think it’s just a tad bit cruel? Well, it was Roger Goodell himself who said that the boos have always happened to be a pivotal part of the drafting experience. The 61-year-old commissioner told NBC Sports’ Peter King that you’re going to have to tune in to see if the hate follows him virtually.

“I guess you’re going to have to show up and watch,” Goodell said. “But I will say this: It’s a big part of the draft. I personally love the engagement with our fans. That [booing] is included. For us, we had to think through, ‘How are we going to bring fans into the event? How are we going to allow the boo to be part of the event in the past?’”

It was King who reported that “there will be a screen of fans from each team behind Goodell when he announces the pick. Could they boo? Stay tuned,” according to his weekly mock draft column.

But that’s not all.

Bud Light is officially getting in on the Goodell heckles.

The NFL Draft will be without an important tradition. And we just can't let that stand. Record your boos then post & tag @budlight and #BooTheCommish. We’ll deliver the boos to the Draft, and for each #BootheCommish thru April 25, we’ll donate $1 to NFL Draft-a-Thon up to $500K. pic.twitter.com/fnvcYDpZPW— Bud Light Seltzer (@budlight) April 20, 2020


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; nfl
Awaiting posts from people who a) say they don't care about the NFL anymore, b) don't watch TV anymore, c) don't have a TV, d) etc. in 3...2...1...
1 posted on 04/20/2020 6:48:33 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: DoodleBob

I don’t want to boo Goodell. I just want him to go away. The NFL was very, very fortunate in Pete Rozell and Paul Tagliabue. Goodell must be revenge for all that good fortune.


2 posted on 04/20/2020 6:55:11 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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"... they don't care about the NFL anymore, b) don't watch TV anymore, c) don't have a TV, d) etc. in 3...2...1..."

O...

etc.

3 posted on 04/20/2020 7:35:39 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: DoodleBob

I just want to hear Goodell say that since the fans have to sit 6 feet apart, the players have to line up at least six feet apart. And no tackles either. And a cut in salaries for everyone and a bunch of new penalties, like pass interference if the defender breaks the 6’ rule and roughing the passer if a defensive end gets within 6 feet.

I’ll watch a couple of those games just for laughs.


4 posted on 04/20/2020 8:29:37 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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Are you related to Monty Python? ;<)


5 posted on 04/20/2020 8:31:58 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised but It Will Be Livestreamed)
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and roughing the passer if a defensive end gets within 6 feet.

This already applies to Brady.


6 posted on 04/20/2020 9:02:18 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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“The 2020 virtual NFL draft won’t stop commissioner Roger Goodell from getting booed”

yeah, but virtual boos just want have the same feel to them as the real thing ...


7 posted on 04/20/2020 10:06:53 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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The peasants- let them eat Mister Softee!


8 posted on 04/20/2020 11:09:34 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: DoodleBob

His dad sacrificed his career for his man-crush on Jane Fonda. Roger learned from his father, how to hate America.


9 posted on 04/23/2020 5:20:24 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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