The moment Matt Patricia walked off the plane from Houston following the Patriots’ epic win in Super Bowl LI sporting a Roger Goodell clown T-shirt, several things came to mind.
First, Patriot fans were going to love the defensive coordinator even more for his bold wardrobe choice mocking the NFL commissioner. Forget that Patricia had the best scoring defense in the league, and had just stymied the high-scoring Falcons in the second half en route to the Patriots securing a fifth championship. Needling Goodell was much more endearing to the masses.
Then, after a few chuckles, there was the thought this could have repercussions.