Roger Goodell Assures ESPN That New Owner NFL Won't Interfere In Coverage Of Itself

Roger Goodell Assures ESPN That New Owner NFL Won't Interfere In Coverage Of Itself

The grand union between the NFL and ESPN, which rocked the media landscape when it was announced last week, took a logical step on Wednesday when Roger Goodell delivered a recorded message to ESPN employees at their company-wide town hall meeting.And part of the NFL commissioner's message was meant to allay some fears at the network that its journalism could be affected going forward.Goodell emphasized to ESPN employees that the league would not…

Roger Goodell tells ESPN employees that NFL will not dictate coverage, per report

The NFL now officially has an ownership stake in ESPN, a unique dynamic that many worry could jeopardize the critical, independent coverage of the league done by ESPN. This concern has been raised so prominently in the days since the companies announced their new, historic partnership that ESPN chair Jimmy Pitaro has addressed it on the record multiple times. Now, Roger Goodell has addressed it as well. Per Front Office Sports, Goodell addressed…