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ESPN Suspends Columnist Over NFL Comments
ResumeESPN suspended popular columnist Bill Simmons after he made critical comments about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's handling of the Ray Rice case.
The decision is raising questions about the network's close relationship with the football league.
Here & Now's sports analyst Mike Pesca joins Robin Young to discuss ESPN's decision and Derek Jeter, who is playing for the last time in Yankee Stadium tonight.
Guest
- Mike Pesca, Here & Now sports analyst and host of Slate’s daily podcast The Gist. He tweets @pescami.
This segment aired on September 25, 2014.