DENVER, CO - JANUARY 24: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots reacts in the second half against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Patriots fans will have a really good reason to boo during this season's home opener

Of all the people ...

Roger Goodell is going into the mouth of the lion.

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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?

And this, in which  head coach Bill Belichick looks like he's just swallowed a pint of castor oil?

And this?

Think Goodell willEzra Shaw/Getty Imagget booed? I'm thinking Patriots fans are already practicing.