Fans in Detroit kicked off this year’s NFL Draft on Thursday with a time-honored tradition: booing the living shit out of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Goodell tried to hide behind the aura of Detroit legend Eminem as he brought the goat of white rappers out on stage with him. But the smokescreen quickly faded as fans showered Goodell in boos.
Roger Goodell and Eminem walked out to “Not Afraid” at the #NFLdraft pic.twitter.com/QRDt5ho9Lf
— ESPN (@espn) April 26, 2024
Goodell then had the brightest stars of Detroit Lions past and present join him on stage. Jared Goff, Aidan Hutchinson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Calvin Johnson and the great Barry Sanders all came out before the first pick. But after the stars were done hyping up the crowd, fans returned to booing Goodell.
“Come on,” Goodell said as Goff and co. encouraged the ruthless fans to keep going. (RELATED: Top…