Roger Goodell's other terrible ideas to 'make the draft exciting'
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell certainly has a way with words. That way can be best described as "wrong."
Goodell referred to the very public plummet of potential first overall pick Laremy Tunsil (following a Twitter hack) as "exciting."
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"I think it's all part of what makes the draft so exciting," Goodell said in an interview with Mike & Mike.
In reality, falling to the 13th overall pick likely cost Tunsil millions of dollars. The fact that the cause was a several-years old video -- posted by someone hacking Tunsil's account -- in which Tunsil smokes marijuana makes it even worse. "Exciting" is certainly an odd way to put things.
Of course, Goodell once responded to the topic of brain damage in football by saying, "There is risk in sitting on the couch."
Below, we've compiled a few more ideas Goodell probably has for making the draft more "exciting."
1. Exposing the four-year-old private texts between draftees and their high school crushes.
2. Putting fire ants in the draft jerseys of all second round picks.
3. Making all draft picks fight the real animal of the team they get drafted by.
4. Personally catfishing several top prospects for years and releasing the full transcripts of their conversations minutes before the draft begins.
5. Removing the throwing hands of all quarterback prospects to make the game "tougher and more exciting."
6. Lighting the draft stage aflame.
7. Retweeting every negative thing every draft pick has ever said about the team they were just drafted by.
8. Making all draft picks real quick redo the bench press section of the combine on stage in front of everyone.
9. Exposing every private Venmo payment of the draft picks and making them explain each one.
10. Hiring a team of Swedish hackers to drain the first pick's bank account and never give it back.
11. Giving every pick in the fourth round to the Bills.
Additional Goodell-isms by Ryan Creamer.
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