Zach Strief and Michael Thomas say Goodell lied when he said he talked to Saints players about the blown call
By Jared Dubin
The Super Bowl is but a few days away, but the controversy surrounding the events at the end of the Rams' NFC title game victory over the Saints has not yet died down. By now you know what happened: Rams corner Nickell Robey-Coleman committed blatant pass interference on Saints wideout Tommylee Lewis, but the foul went uncalled, and the Rams eventually won the game in overtime.
Saints fans and players -- and football fans in general -- have been discussing the refereeing from that game for the better part of the past two weeks. Some Saints fans even sued the NFL to overturn the result of the game. The league has had very little response, save for a legal filing where it argued the result cannot actually be overturned.
At his annual Super Bowl press conference, Roger Goodell tangentially addressed the controversy. "We understand the frustration of the fans," Goodell said. "I've talked to Coach Payton, the team, the players. We understand the frustration that they feel right now and we certainly want to address that."
The Saints, though, say Goodell was lying. According to tackle Zach Strief, Goodell did not talk to any of the players on the team. ...
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By Jared Dubin
The Super Bowl is but a few days away, but the controversy surrounding the events at the end of the Rams' NFC title game victory over the Saints has not yet died down. By now you know what happened: Rams corner Nickell Robey-Coleman committed blatant pass interference on Saints wideout Tommylee Lewis, but the foul went uncalled, and the Rams eventually won the game in overtime.
Saints fans and players -- and football fans in general -- have been discussing the refereeing from that game for the better part of the past two weeks. Some Saints fans even sued the NFL to overturn the result of the game. The league has had very little response, save for a legal filing where it argued the result cannot actually be overturned.
At his annual Super Bowl press conference, Roger Goodell tangentially addressed the controversy. "We understand the frustration of the fans," Goodell said. "I've talked to Coach Payton, the team, the players. We understand the frustration that they feel right now and we certainly want to address that."
The Saints, though, say Goodell was lying. According to tackle Zach Strief, Goodell did not talk to any of the players on the team. ...
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