[detective]

Remember all the publicity for a seventh round pick who probably would not make the league. Remember the many pictures of Sam tongue kissing his boyfriend and all the ESPN and other reporters talking how this would be historic. Remember how they called Sam the next Jackie Robinson.

Remember all the praise for Sam and the NFL in the media.

Remember Oprah brought a camera crew to film Sam's every practice.

Roger Goodell has made one bad decision after another.

From the Wells Report to Ray rice to Adrien Peterson to Tom Brady Goodell has been a disaster.

[Ransomed]

So are NFL ratings up or down? Everything I have seen says they are supposedly up. I think probably the only two subjects the NFL doesn’t like to have the media talking about is the effect of repetitive brain trauma in a football career and maybe PEDs. Stories like this are probably welcome in the off season, true or not. It’s the most popular entertainment sport by miles. Look around at the general state of culture, it isn’t surprising in my opinion.

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