Roger Goodell has faced calls for his resignation, but he also has the support of those who have the power to remove him. (Alex Goodlett, Getty Images)
Fans have weighed in. Pundits have weighed in. Players have weighed in. Politicians have weighed in. Owners have weighed in. Everyone has an opinion of whether NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should keep his job in the wake of a string of domestic violence cases.
And yet, there’s no consensus. Here’s what we’ve been told:
SI surveyed 500 people across the country, and only 37.8 believe he should be fired, while 28.5 percent think he deserves to keep his job and an .
According to an NBC/Marist poll, 53 percent of Americans and 57 percent of football fans disapprove of the NFL’s handling of recent domestic violence cases, but . And 86 percent of fans say they’ll continue to watch the NFL.
An ESPN SportsNation poll that received more than 550,000 votes found that , while 39 percent think he should stay.
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As of 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, the majority of the Saints’ . An informal SB Nation poll found that 79 percent of voters (58 votes) want him out, while 4 percent believe he should keep his job, another 4 percent are undecided and 12 percent hope he gets a job at a burger joint.
made it clear in June, on NPR, that Goodell must go:
Don’t we need someone of greater stature at the helm of the NFL? Someone who appreciates that he should, if only symbolically, be the steward of all of football America? It is the power of football today that begs for a leader with greater perspective and sensitivity.
. But he doesn’t want him to quit.
(the state that gave Ray Rice a lenient penalty for assaulting his wife) supports Goodell.
Sen. if he lied.
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And Grantland editor and ESPN commentator and that all of this is f* bull****.
Ari Freed from Encino, Calif., and Abby from Hollywood, Fla., are among the to have the NFL’s owners fire Goodell. Good luck with that.
But Goodell himself reiterated last Friday that and that he has the support of his bosses. “That has been clear to me,” he said.
So, to recap what we learned here:
Do we want Roger Goodell to resign? Yes .. but no.
Do we want Roger Goodell to be fired? Uhh …
Will Roger Goodell lose his job? Probably not.
Will we continue to talk about about Roger Goodell’s job status? Probably.
Will we be tuned in for Week 4’s slate of games? Yup.
