Roger Goodell is going into the mouth of the lion.
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Roger Goodell said he plans to attend Patriots' Thursday night regular-season opener in Foxboro.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 28, 2017
That's right. The NFL commissioner will come out of the shadows for the first time since the DeflateGate debacle and the first chance he has after he was royally dissed at the Super Bowl. Remember this awkward moment when Goodell gave the Super Bowl trophy to quarterback Tom Brady, the man he branded a cheater?
Couldn’t get the Facebook Live feed to work. Here’s the video of Goodell giving Brady the MVP trophy pic.twitter.com/r85dbN6ZZa
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) February 6, 2017
And this, in which head coach Bill Belichick looks like he's just swallowed a pint of castor oil?
The most awkward photo after #SB51 has been identified#Patriots pic.twitter.com/MFh5xlTrws
— Allan Bell (@AllanGBell) February 6, 2017
And this?
https://twitter.com/EyeOnNFL/status/829403967163469824
Think Goodell willEzra Shaw/Getty Imagget booed? I'm thinking Patriots fans are already practicing.