ESPN's Bill Simmons suspended after "profane" 'look at me' Roger Goodell rant

ESPN's Bill Simmons suspended three weeks after his 'look at me' "profane" Roger Goodell rant. “Every employee must be accountable to ESPN and those engaged in our editorial operations must also operate within ESPN’s journalistic standards,” the company said in a statement. “We have worked hard to ensure that our recent N.F.L. coverage has met that criteria.”

Simmons, ESPN said, “did not meet those obligations.”

Meh.

On his Grantland podcast, Simmons said: “Goodell, if he didn’t know what was on that tape, he’s a liar. I’m just saying it. He is lying. I think that dude is lying. If you put him up on a lie-detector test, that guy would fail.” He added: “I really hope somebody calls me or emails me and says I’m in trouble for anything I say about Roger Goodell, because if one person says that to me, I’m going public. You leave me alone.”

ESPN has removed the podcast from the Grantland website. And that is the biggest joke of all.

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