Goodell Tells Lauer: “Every player, every team is subject to the same rules”
Portions of the Interview Aired on “Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist” and More Will Air During “Sunday Night Football”
Interview Airs Wednesday, September 14 on NBC News’ TODAY
NEW YORK – September 11, 2016 – In a TODAY exclusive, Matt Lauer sat down with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Portions of the interview aired this morning on “Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist” (embeddable link below), and more will air tonight during “SundayNight Football.”
When asked about Tom Brady’s suspension, Goodell told Lauer: “Every player, every team is subject to the same rules. We don’t have rules for marquee players and we don’t have rules for marquee teams. Everybody plays under the same rules.”
In addition to Deflategate, Goodell discussed Colin Kaepernick and recent player protests as well as concussions. The interview will air Wednesday, September 14 on TODAY.
The portions of the interview that aired this morning are available athttp://on.today.com/2cNvnKb. If used, please credit NBC News’ TODAY with interview airdate of Wednesday, September 14. The interview will be available on TODAY.com after it airs Wednesday.
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