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Fans relentlessly booed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the Super Bowl

He's not the most popular guy.

Jacob Lauing

on February 6, 2017

Fans relentlessly booed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the Super Bowl

Goodell is not the most popular man in the NFL. Credit: Tim Bradbury/Getty Images

Hot take: NFL fans absolutely loathe commissioner Roger Goodell.

They confirmed that sentiment after the New England Patriots' insane Super Bowl win on Sunday. While Goodell presented the Lombardi Trophy to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, fans in Houston unleashed a chorus of boos.

You could barely hear Goodell trying to congratulate Kraft.

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Fans have criticized Goodell for a myriad of hot-button issues, including his domestic violence policies, his player safety claims and — most appropriately for Sunday evening — his handling of the Patriots "deflategate" scandal. Goodell suspended Tom Brady for four games after the Patriots intentionally under-inflated footballs during the 2014-15 playoffs, sparking a heated debate on the extent of Goodell's powers.

You can bet a contingent of Patriots fans led that choir of boos after the Super Bowl. But it hardly matters anymore.

Once again, the Patriots are Super Bowl champions.

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Jacob Lauing

Jacob is Mashable's Sports Intern. He graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he studied journalism and served as editor-in-chief of Mustang News, Cal Poly's student newspaper. Some of Jacob's favorite activities include watching baseball, playing music and eating bagels.