Tucked away in a pretty insightful and revealing interview NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had Friday appearing on the Pat McAfee Show was Goodell remembering his spirited conversations with the late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney. In one corner, Goodell was trying to, in his mind, advance the game by changing rules and make it safer. Rooney, one to defend and understand the player’s concerns, argued to keep football football.
“It’s not easy,” Goodell said when asked about the balance of keeping the game safer. “I got to tell you, Dan Rooney, who I was probably as close to as anybody.