More From Goodell On Tisch-Epstein, Plus, Why Belichick Didn't Make The Hall
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What did Roger Goodell say about Steve Tisch and Jeffrey Epstein?
We'll get some more from Roger Goodell's annual Super Bowl week press conference as he met the media yesterday in San Jose. So we heard the Steve Tisch question and answer earlier. We'll look into it. We'll get the facts. We'll go from there. Follow-up from another reporter. Does that mean the NFL will actively investigate Tisch's involvement with Jeffrey Epstein? And also, is the league concerned about other owners potentially being named as part of the release of the Epstein files?
I don't even know the status of all the release. I know that three million documents came out at least this week. So, listen, we'll continue to follow any of the facts that come up, and we'll determine whether we open an investigation or not based on those facts.
And then one more swing at it. I believe this was Albert Breer with the question for Goodell.
Is the NFL concerned about other owners in the Epstein files?
Hey, Roger, I know you said you guys are still collecting the facts on any owner's involvement in the Epstein files, but are you concerned, given the scope of the story, how that reflects on the league?
Sure, but that's why we have a personal conduct policy, and that's why we'll look into the facts. So there you go. You got that.
And by the way, they did announce a game in Paris. The Saints and the Browns are going to be playing in Paris next year.
You know, Al, you were ahead of that. We did that yesterday on the warm-up, and then that was sort of like a thing yesterday as part of the international release. Oh, yes. Look at you. About the French. You were way out in front of that one. Yeah. He got his big Libya take in there. Payback for Libya back in the day.
What are the implications of Goodell's comments on Tisch?
What big Libya take?
In 1986, when we wanted to bomb Gaddafi, because he was being a douche over there in Libya, we gave France the heads up. We said, hey, we're going to fly our bombers over there. And they said, no. So we always hold the grudge against France.
We had to go around France a little bit more of a longer route to get to Libya.
I mean, we might not be a country without France, if you think about it. We had to have somebody help fight off the English. That seems so long ago.
This is 1986.
250 years ago.
Let's just forget that. Oh, boy. All right, so I referenced Albert Breer, who I believe is a New England guy to begin with. All right, so you get another familiar New England-based reporter, Ben Volin, who's covered the Patriots for quite some time. This was an interesting segue from him.
Hey, Roger. Seeing the Seahawks and Patriots up here, I'm really tempted to ask you another Deflategate question, but we'll move on here. I believe you're on the board at the Hall of Fame.
All right, now he's greasing him for the Bill Belichick Hall of Fame question in what sounded like a very calculated way.
And a lot of the voters that have spoken out have cited Spygate. Do you feel, since you were the one who handed down the punishment, any responsibility on your part for Bill not getting in this time?
Well, Ben, your question may be a little misleading for everybody. Okay, so the Pro Football Hall of Fame is not in any way controlled by the NFL. We have no say in the voting process. We don't participate in the voting process. I think you know this, but I want to make sure that the question doesn't lead people to that conclusion.
Felt like a little volley back and forth there between those two.
Smart answer, too, by the way.
Yes. So Goodell distances himself.
But he is on the board. I think he is on the board. And I think he helped select who are the voters for the Hall of Fame.
Exactly right. He said that's their only involvement is them selecting the panel that doesn't have a vote.
But the question was, do you, handing down the Spygate suspension, do you think that that led to people leaving him off the ballot?
That was really the question. And he pretty much punted on that. Yeah.
I think the Hall of Fame, again, they're going to have to readjust this whole thing. They should just have a separate category for coaches, contributors, and then the legendary players, and then the active players, or the latest group of players that...
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What did Roger Goodell say about Steve Tisch and Jeffrey Epstein?
0:00–0:41
2
Is the NFL concerned about other owners in the Epstein files?
0:41–1:20
3
What are the implications of Goodell's comments on Tisch?
1:20–6:53
4
Why didn't Bill Belichick get elected to the Hall of Fame?
6:53–7:13
5
What factors influenced Belichick's Hall of Fame candidacy?
7:13–7:33
6
How does Goodell view the Hall of Fame voting process?
7:33–8:47
7
What changes are needed for the Hall of Fame criteria?
8:47–10:53
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