NFL Promises Not To Exploit New Player’s Service With Army Rangers
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The NFL has announced plans to handle the Eagles’ signing of an Army Ranger in its usual, tasteful manner, as the league indicated it would not exploit his service in any way whatsoever, sources confirmed.
Telling reporters he was happy to learn the Eagles had signed former Army Capt. Alejandro Villanueva as a defensive end, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league would probably only show him with a couple of Army friends during the first game of the season.
"We’ll be careful not to overdo it," Goodell said. "Putting soldiers on TV will be a first for the NFL."
Goodell mentioned there was a reason why you never see soldiers during football games.
"There are sports where they do everything they can to show soldiers watching the games," Goodell told reporters. "They’ll have them on the field at every opportunity, show some random footage of a base in Afghanistan, and have soldiers in every ad. It’s supposed to be patriotic but it comes across as tacky and sad. The…
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