NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s claim, that he had no knowledge that Ray Rice punched out his wife-to-be until he saw the TMZ in-elevator videotape on Monday morning, is disputed on two counts
Is a pious-looking NFL commissioner Roger Goodell lying about the mixed martial arts bout that took place inside a casino elevator between Ray Rice and his wife-to-be? It kind of looks that way.
Goodell insists he did not know that the in-elevator mixed martial arts bout ended in a knockout with Ray Rice the winner until he saw the TMZ videotape on Monday morning. That claim is disputed on two counts.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the police had sent a copy of the in-elevator video to the NFL executive offices last April. The police report of the melee referred to the videotape. Goodell claimed that the police would not send him the tape after he asked for it.
Sources also report that on June 16, Ray Rice was forthcoming in a face-to-face meeting with Goodell and told him he had punched out his girlfriend.
If the police did send a copy of the tape to the NFL last April, it seems absolutely unbelievable that the tape was not passed onto Goodell.
Goodell should be fired by the NFL it the reports about the tape having been sent to its executive offices and Ray Rice’s confession are true. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would be an excellent replacement. Condi has previously expressed a strong interest in the job.
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