Roger Goodell puts happy spin on difficult year for NFL | Bob Brookover

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during his press conference in Minneapolis, MN.MINNEAPOLIS – The NFL has had better seasons than 2017 and it has had worse ones, too. Regardless, commissioner Roger Goodell is always able to put a happy spin on things just before the Super Bowl. That tradition continued Wednesday during Goodell’s state-of-the-league address inside a downtown hotel ballroom ahead of Sunday’s game between the Eagles and New England Patriots.

After dealing with league-wide national anthem protests designed to raise awareness about social injustice early in the season, Goodell weathered another storm of controversy when Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones threatened to sue the…