It appears the NFL is going to avoid a potentially disastrous weather scenario on Sunday for Super Bowl XLVIII. The weather forecast continues to predict cold but dry conditions, and that must make the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell ecstatic. During his State of the NFL address on Friday, Goodell made sure to praise New York, New Jersey and the people who have been a part of bringing the league's biggest game to the country's biggest city. But he was also asked about future Super Bowl sites. More specifically, will the league consider bringing the Super Bowl to another cold-weather city which houses an open-air stadium? "The ownership will all sit back and review that," Goodell said. "We have a very good, aggressive process in how you select cities. That ability to host a Super Bowl is more and more complicated and complex because of the size of the events and the number of events. The infrastructure is incredibly important." Goodell made sure to compliment the planning that has been going on in New York and New Jersey for months and years, and "everybody has been fantastic." "I can't say enough great things about the people who have been working on this," Goodell said. "People are feeling the excitement and the energy. That's a great thing for us. This opportunity has been extraordinary, and we'll look back on it as an important time in our history." Source: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...per-bowl-site-unsure-about-more-outdoor-games
Nice job, Rog. You're now the luckiest SOB on the planet. Bet he's drunk enough Pepto Bismol watching the Weather Channel that this will be the last time you see this game outdoors.
• Goodell was also asked if he would ever personally call a Native American a "redskin" to his or her face. "I've spent the last year talking to many of the leaders in the Native American community. We're listening and trying to make sure we understand the issues. But this is the name of a football team that's had it like this for 80 years in a way that's honored Native Americans. We recognize that some don't agree with the name. But if you look at the [poll] numbers in Native American communities, nine out of 10 supported the name and eight out of 10 in the general population would not like for us to change the name." I think I've located that 10th Native American...
