Goodell on Asking the NFL to Provide Him Private Plane for Life: ‘I Pay for It’
EXCERPT:
KERNEN: "Have you spoken to Jerry Jones? You guys OK?"
GOODELL: "Yes. Oh, sure. Yeah." [crosstalk]
SORKIN: "They want to know about the — they want to know about the plane -- was the plane request real, that’s what they want to know."
GOODELL: "What plane request?" [crosstalk]
KERNEN: "Yeah, no, I guess -- you go ahead. You --"
SORKIN: "The -- no I’m looking at the — the report about a plane for life. I want the plane for life too, by the way."
GOODELL: "Anything I’ll have as far as access to an airplane I pay for. So --"
KERNEN: "Yeah. I tried to undercut you. I did. I said I’ll do it for 20 plus a turbo prop, and I had no takers, though, either. Actually, yesterday did you support Giants with —"
GOODELL: "Yes, that was --"
KERNEN: "-- Jerry Jones’ team looked pretty good yesterday. You don’t play favorites, though."
GOODELL: "You know, listen, it was a great day of football yesterday."