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Brees takes aim at Goodell after Brady ruling
- Updated: April 26, 2016
5:33 PM ET
Drew Brees took aim at the disciplinary power of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday when asked for his reaction to the league’s Deflategate penalties against Tom Brady being reinstated by a federal appeals court.
The New Orleans Saints quarterback said Goodell’s ability to serve as “judge, jury and executioner” has been a “black eye” for the NFL.
“I think we would all agree that he definitely has too much power,” Brees told SI.com. “He is judge, jury and executioner when it comes to all the discipline. I’m not going to trust any league-led investigation when it comes to anything. It’s not transparent.”
“I think this was an issue again where the commissioner’s authority was challenged and the league is gonna do whatever they can to make sure they know that he is in position to make these types of unilateral decisions, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it.”
Drew Brees, on The Dan Patrick Show
The subject came up several times Tuesday while Brees was doing an unrelated promotional blitz with several media outlets, and Brees didn’t shy away from expressing his opinion.
“Forget the issues at hand here with Deflategate or whatever you want to call it,” Brees told The Dan Patrick Show. “I think this was an issue again where the commissioner’s authority was challenged and the league is gonna do whatever they can to make sure they know that he is in position to make these types of unilateral decisions, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it.”
Brees, formerly a longtime member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, has been passionate about questioning Goodell’s autonomy ever since the Saints were severely punished during the 2012 Bountygate case.
Drew Brees, asked to react to the latest in the Deflategate case, told several media outlets that Roger Goodell has too much power. Sean Gardner/Getty Images
“We’ve been witness to this down in New Orleans firsthand,” Brees told The Rich …
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