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Bickley: New NFL season shows need for new commissioner

The NFL needs a new commissioner. Someone the players can trust. Someone who is not afraid to attend a season opener in New England. Someone who can put the festival back in football.

For too long, the sport has been dominated by crisis, courtrooms and negative headlines. The Patriots opened a new season Thursday by commemorating their first title since the Spygate fiasco, only to find that Spygate had jumped back to life.

Have you read ESPN’s 90-source investigative report that chronicled the depths of Bill Belichick’s cheating heart? I’ll spare you the agony and give you the conclusion:

The entire "Deflategate" punishment saga was caused by Roger Goodell’s suspicious handling of Spygate, a case he decided in four days, destroying all the evidence and stonewalling Congress along the way.