Adam Silver<\/a> has said he wants to legalize betting on basketball to regulate the currently dark market, and MLB boss Rob Manfred recently opined that a fresh consideration is needed.<\/p>\nGoodell’s comments seem to show that he retains the position that allowing Las Vegas to be home to an NFL franchise would jeopardize the integrity of the game. The commissioner has said in the past that playing games just steps from legalized sportsbooks might influence outcomes due to some players being persuaded by bookies or bettors.<\/p>\n
That is slightly ironic to some, considering the NFL once operated a daily fantasy sports program targeting children.<\/p>\n
NFL Rush was open to US residents “between 6 and 12 who have parental consent,” and was dubbed an educational tool. However, the league closed the platform after the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood group highlighted the website’s hypocrisy.<\/p>\n
Patriotic Policies<\/b><\/h2>\n
Goodell has plenty of foes in football.<\/p>\n
Boston fans heavily criticized his four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady stemming from “Deflategate.” Those same fans will seemingly get revenge should Goodell be forced to present Brady with a championship trophy at the upcoming Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
Patriots billionaire owner Robert Kraft has also butt heads with Goodell in recent years. One of the NFL’s most powerful owners, Kraft said last spring the Raiders to Vegas move “would be good for the NFL.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Roger Goodell won’t be bending over backwards to help the Oakland Raiders relocate to Las Vegas. In fact, the NFL commissioner says the league will stand tall in defending its policies and putting game integrity first. Appearing on Fox Sports Radio’s “The Herd,” Goodell explained that the process of moving a franchise is painful. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":44241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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