Last month, the NFL reportedly asked authorities in Maine to keep an eye on a house owned there by Commissioner Roger Goodell, given the potential for Patriots fans shenanigans. The league also should have paid attention to the local grocery stores, too.
Via NECN.com, the sales director for several radio stations saw Goodell in the market -- and began to chant, “Free Tom Brady.”
“I had two choices -- continue on my way in life or go there -- and I decided to go there,” said Mike Marcello in a video posted at the WHOM website. Marcello serves as the sales director for WHOM, WBLM, WJBQ, and WCYY.
Marcello initially says in the video that the crowd joined in the chant, but then he admits that no one else began barking the phrase. He claims that the word of his exploits spread back to his workplace, where he was welcomed as a hero the next day.
While it’s hard to tell based on the video whether the event is being exaggerated, embellished, or flat-out fabricated, it’s not surprising that someone in the New England area would choose to take advantage of the opportunity to give Goodell an earful. And it would be shocking if Goodell decides to show up for the regular-season opener at Gillette Stadium, regardless of whether Brady actually plays in the game.