- Every year football fans boo commissioner Roger Goodell at the start of the NFL Draft.
- This year, Goodell and the league are taking measure in an apparent attempt to quell the hate, sending Goodell to the stage accompanied by some Dallas Cowboys legends.
- The move comes in front of a Dallas crowd that may be even more anti-Goodell than other cities in years past due to the commissioner's involvement in the suspension of running back Ezekiel Elliott.
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Roger Goodell to have company on stage at the NFL Draft in apparent attempt to avoid boos from fans
Booing Roger Goodell to start the NFL Draft is something of a tradition, but this year the Cowboys are taking measure in an attempt to downplay the jeers.
Booing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is something of a tradition at the NFL Draft.
But this year, Goodell will have some company as he takes the stage at
It's a bold move to be sure, as booing of Goodell has become one of the defining moments at the start of the draft — Goodell himself has even leaned into the moment in the past, including last year, when he encouraged a boisterous crowd gathered outside the Philadelphia Art Museum steps to continue their jeers as he walked to the microphone.
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