Don Van Natta Jr.
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Excellent question. It's a mixture. Certainly, they had somebody like Joe Lockhart, a former press secretary in the Clinton administration, come in and help with crisis communications. He got them through those very tough Colin Kaepernick stories. I know because I talked to him often during that period. They have had help from very smart people on the crisis communications side.
Excellent question. It's a mixture. Certainly, they had somebody like Joe Lockhart, a former press secretary in the Clinton administration, come in and help with crisis communications. He got them through those very tough Colin Kaepernick stories. I know because I talked to him often during that period. They have had help from very smart people on the crisis communications side.
Excellent question. It's a mixture. Certainly, they had somebody like Joe Lockhart, a former press secretary in the Clinton administration, come in and help with crisis communications. He got them through those very tough Colin Kaepernick stories. I know because I talked to him often during that period. They have had help from very smart people on the crisis communications side.
But also, don't underestimate Roger Goodell. Roger Goodell, he often talks about protecting the shield. That's what he always wants to do. Roger Goodell's job is to be the shield for the owners. And he has done that job magnificently. I still remember Pablo during the Ray Rice scandal. And I was on that day in and day out on Outside the Lines with Bob Lee.
But also, don't underestimate Roger Goodell. Roger Goodell, he often talks about protecting the shield. That's what he always wants to do. Roger Goodell's job is to be the shield for the owners. And he has done that job magnificently. I still remember Pablo during the Ray Rice scandal. And I was on that day in and day out on Outside the Lines with Bob Lee.
But also, don't underestimate Roger Goodell. Roger Goodell, he often talks about protecting the shield. That's what he always wants to do. Roger Goodell's job is to be the shield for the owners. And he has done that job magnificently. I still remember Pablo during the Ray Rice scandal. And I was on that day in and day out on Outside the Lines with Bob Lee.
It felt several days a week talking about every development. Right. Roger was not truthful in that autumn. And I still remember the press conference where Roger looked like a deer in the headlights.
It felt several days a week talking about every development. Right. Roger was not truthful in that autumn. And I still remember the press conference where Roger looked like a deer in the headlights.
It felt several days a week talking about every development. Right. Roger was not truthful in that autumn. And I still remember the press conference where Roger looked like a deer in the headlights.
No. He was hanging on it, looked at that moment by his fingernails for his job with the way he had mishandled this domestic violence case that became a major national story for weeks. And that's all anybody was talking about during the 2014 season. Correct. And he took every one of those arrows. Nobody talked or very few people.
No. He was hanging on it, looked at that moment by his fingernails for his job with the way he had mishandled this domestic violence case that became a major national story for weeks. And that's all anybody was talking about during the 2014 season. Correct. And he took every one of those arrows. Nobody talked or very few people.
No. He was hanging on it, looked at that moment by his fingernails for his job with the way he had mishandled this domestic violence case that became a major national story for weeks. And that's all anybody was talking about during the 2014 season. Correct. And he took every one of those arrows. Nobody talked or very few people.
We did a story that raised questions about the Ravens handling of it and the owner, Steve Bishotti. Yes. But Steve Bishotti took very few arrows. Why? Because Roger took them all. And I know after the fact, after that story, talking to owners, they were proud of Roger. He did what he was hired to do. Why?
We did a story that raised questions about the Ravens handling of it and the owner, Steve Bishotti. Yes. But Steve Bishotti took very few arrows. Why? Because Roger took them all. And I know after the fact, after that story, talking to owners, they were proud of Roger. He did what he was hired to do. Why?
We did a story that raised questions about the Ravens handling of it and the owner, Steve Bishotti. Yes. But Steve Bishotti took very few arrows. Why? Because Roger took them all. And I know after the fact, after that story, talking to owners, they were proud of Roger. He did what he was hired to do. Why?
Because another slate of games are coming on Sunday or Thursday night, and Americans love their football. DeMora Smith, the former National Football League Players Association executive director said, I'll never forget it because he said it to me over lunch. He said, Americans are addicted to football like it's crack cocaine. And he just said it like it's just a fact.
Because another slate of games are coming on Sunday or Thursday night, and Americans love their football. DeMora Smith, the former National Football League Players Association executive director said, I'll never forget it because he said it to me over lunch. He said, Americans are addicted to football like it's crack cocaine. And he just said it like it's just a fact.
Because another slate of games are coming on Sunday or Thursday night, and Americans love their football. DeMora Smith, the former National Football League Players Association executive director said, I'll never forget it because he said it to me over lunch. He said, Americans are addicted to football like it's crack cocaine. And he just said it like it's just a fact.
And it was said actually around that time, Pablo, come to think about 2015, 2016, it was after the Ray Rice autumn.