Could The NFL Turn To Condoleezza Rice To Repair Its Image and Give Her the ‘Dream Job’?

With NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell under fire for his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence arrest, calls for his resignation as commissioner continue to grow. One of the people being floated as a possible replacement to Goodell is former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

See, Condi is a huge football fan and sports fan in general, and she has said that being NFL Commissioner would be her dream job.

The Telegraph reports:

American football, the country’s most popular sport and a bastion of macho male culture, has suffered one of the worst weeks in its history with three high-profile stars facing accusations of domestic violence.

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The crisis has led to calls for Ms Rice, a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan, to step in replace the beleaguered Roger Goodell as Commissioner. As far back as 2002 Ms Rice described becoming NFL Commissioner as her dream job.

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Now she is getting serious backing, including from former members of the Bush administration, for taking on the task of rescuing a sport whose image has taken a severe battering over the last seven days.

The backing for Rice to take over as NFL Commissioner is definitely growing. And it’s not just former members of the Bush administration who are supporting the call for Rice to become commissioner.

In today’s U.S. News and World Report, Susan Milligan, who was a biographer for the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), endorsed the calls for Rice to replace Goodell.

Having a female commissioner would go a long way in acknowledging that this is not a man’s pastime. It’s an American sport, and it attracts both male and female fans. Condoleezza Rice could help draw more female fans, and for all the right reasons.

Not everyone is predicting that Rice will take over the NFL, however. As Al.com noted, Commissioner Goodell has stated that he doesn’t believe his job is at risk.

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