In case you thought the end of the NFL Lockout would be an olive branch between Roger Goodell and some of his more vocal critics throughout NFL locker rooms, Vikings DE Ray Edwards is here to clarify matters. He spoke to ESPN on Monday, and Scout has a transcript.
Post-Lockout, Roger Goodell’s Still Taking Hits In The Locker Room
Why do players have a problem with the NFL Commissioner?
"[Goodell] came in trying to change the whole game around, trying to leave his mark on the game. I guess that’s where a lot of the hatred comes from. We feel sometimes he treats us unfairly due his rules that he (enforced) upon us."
Okay, well at least it sounds like it’s not personal... Oh, what’s that? It’s personal?
Yep, it sounds pretty personal:
Edwards was asked, "Can you go on to have a good relationship?" with Goodell and Edwards didn’t mask his true feelings about the commissioner.
"Me?" Edwards asked. "No. I don’t like him. He looks at us like – he is the power above us – but he looks like he’s never done anything wrong. And that’s how we feel about him towards us – like we’re just kids or something. We’re all grown men and we’re looking to better ourselves and the lives of our families and him taking money out of our pocket, we just don’t like that."
Granted, Edwards is just one man, but his sentiments seem pretty common among NFL players. Not everybody’s as outspoken as James Harrison was earlier this month or as Edwards was yesterday, but hearing those comments merely provides a reminder. The lockout may be over, but there’s still a lot of resentment toward Roger Goodell out there, and it’s not going away anytime soon.
(HT: Pro Football Talk)
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