Former Papa John's CEO Claims Jerry Jones Approached Him Trying To Get Roger Goodell Fired As NFL Commissioner
Former Papa John's CEO John Schnatter is making some wild claims about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Appearing on Jason Whitlock's podcast, the former Papa John's CEO claimed that Jones and Snyder wanted to conspire with him to get Roger Goodell out as the commissioner of the NFL.
Here is what Schnatter said:
«Snyder and Jones hate Goodell, you need to take this guy out.»
«I said, �No, this is not my job to fire your commissioner. He works for you.' Remember, Goodell is a coward, and he is incompetent. And he's just lucky.»
«I said, �No, this is not my job to fire your commissioner. He works for you.' Remember, Goodell is a coward, and he is incompetent. And he's just lucky.»
It is true that a few years ago, Jones was at odds with Goodell over both the commissioner's handling of the Ezekiel Elliott behavioural case and the NFL's dealings with the issue of standing for the national anthem. Jones was publicly very furious at the time.
What was the reason Jones and Snyder went to "Papa John''?
"You're the No. 1 sponsor of the league as far as notoriety and acceptance and association,'' John Schnatter quoted them as saying. "Everybody loves you; they love Peyton (Manning, involved in Papa John's ad campaign.
"We hate Goodell.'»
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