Roger Goodell
Person
Roger Goodell is the commissioner of the National Football League. He oversees league operations, discipline, media relationships, and negotiations with NFL owners and players.
12 episodes featuring Roger Goodell
Pod Save America
Kaepernick links athlete power to political protest
The episode connects a volatile Senate map and attacks on press freedom with Colin Kaepernick’s argument that institutions protect power before principle.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 54m
Pardon My Take
Ari Emanuel makes the case for live sports as entertainment’s moat
The episode pairs a full NFL Week 3 betting board with a wide-ranging debate over ambition, media disruption, sports ownership, and fan costs.
Sep 25, 2026 · 3h 33m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Josh Allen strengthens Buffalo’s Super Bowl case
The episode tests whether Buffalo has finally built a complete contender around Josh Allen while surveying instability across the NFL and NBA.
Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 57m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
49ers win abroad as Week 1 bettors chase value
The episode connects San Francisco’s Melbourne win and the Rams’ shaky outlook to a wide-ranging debate over early NFL betting and American tennis’s growth.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 29m
Fearless with Jason Whitlock
NFL abundance dulls regular-season urgency
The episode argues that longer schedules and more broadcast inventory are changing how teams, media, and audiences value individual games.
Sep 11, 2026 · 60 min
Pardon My Take
Michigan’s clock controversy exposes college football’s trust problem
The episode pairs Week 1’s biggest results with a firsthand account of how replay ambiguity can overshadow an upset and shape a program’s season.
Sep 8, 2026 · 2h 40m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Bill Simmons and Sal turn Week 1 into a futures market
Their picks reveal how early-season uncertainty, quarterback questions, travel, and last year’s surprises shape NFL betting decisions.
Sep 7, 2026 · 2h 21m
Fearless with Jason Whitlock
NBA punishment puts fan costs ahead of owner accountability
The episode examines whether the NBA protected franchise power while making Clippers fans pay through lost draft capital and weaker competitiveness.
Sep 3, 2026 · 57 min
Fearless with Jason Whitlock
Whitlock questions Kaepernick’s lasting NFL victory
The episode tests whether Kaepernick’s protest produced institutional change or mainly reshaped the NFL’s racial messaging and cultural symbolism.
Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 2m
Pardon My Take
NFL owners face scrutiny as power, money and accountability collide
The episode connects football’s immediate controversies to deeper questions about owner accountability, league power, journalism and the sport’s future.
Aug 26, 2026 · 3h 27m
Fearless with Jason Whitlock
NFL and ESPN Recalculate Their Power Play
The episode connects changing television measurement to a broader struggle over the NFL’s cultural authority, ESPN’s talent strategy, and sports franchises’ obligations to stars.
Aug 20, 2026 · 56 min
Pardon My Take
Jayden Daniels dispute sparks debate over sports promises
The episode uses Daniels’s clash with LSU to examine how schools handle athletes’ names, numbers, trophies, and broken commitments.
Aug 14, 2026 · 2h 15m