It is time for the NFL to clean up their mess, starting with Goodell

The owners of the National Football League are super lucky that this country is in love with watching football. Everything but the on-the-field product seems to be crumbling and the commissioner is always at the center of it.

After dealing with concussions, domestic abuse and Deflategate, the NFL was rocked with another scandal that erupted Monday. According to “Outside the Lines”, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was behind another cover-up with the New England Patriots, this time concerning Spygate.  The report states that after Goodell handed out the fines and sanctions to the Patriots for spying on other team’s signals, he ordered the destruction of multiple videotapes and paperwork that linked the team to the act. League sources then said that Deflategate was Goodell’s way of making up for the mishandling of Spygate. You can read the full report here: 

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13533995/split-nfl-new-england-patriots-apart

Wow. This is just getting ridiculous. Maybe Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was right about the NFL being a pig being ready to be slaughtered. It is getting too big and powerful and corruption is everywhere. The sad thing is that it is the same problem over and over again. No accountability is really felt for anyone on the power structure.

Usually after a company’s CEO would deal with any kind of embarrassment, the board members would take action and find a replacement. The problem is that the NFL’s board, “the owners”, loves the fact that Goodell is making them a lot of money. According to “CNN Money.com”, the league brought in an estimated $12 billion in revenue sales, a 14.3% jump from the previous total of $10.5 billion. It is very clear that the NFL has one-clear motive and that is to make money. That is a sad reality.

Yes, the league is a corporation and they should focus on making money, but at what cost? They already tried to cover-up the dangers of concussions and skirted the importance of dealing with domestic violence. Now they are willing to sacrifice the integrity of the game? It is the only thing left for the fans who truly love football.

 It is time for the league to stand up and clean their mess up. They will continue to make money no matter what. We love football, as long as the game is not ruined, the fans will flock to stadiums and their television sets. It is time for the owners to make safety, domestic violence, the integrity of the game and general decency the top issues on their agenda.

The final task the owners must complete is to replace the Commissioner now. He may be trying to protect the shield, but he has clearly lost control. Sometimes it is best just to pour water over the problem, mop it up, and start all over. Let’s get back to football people.