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Michael Rosenberg

The NFL and Roger Goodell Are Providing a Blueprint for Tussling With Donald Trump

President Donald Trump would like a football stadium named after him, according to ESPN and anybody who has ever met him. Trump showed up Sunday in the box of Commanders owner Josh Harris, whose team will play in the new stadium, and then Trump made his way to Fox’s booth in the third quarter, and then, well, that was pretty much it, and judging from the last 10 months, that will remain it.

Trump can’t quit the NFL, but the NFL has quit him. Yes, most owners will still support him, as most billionaires do. But the NFL itself is providing a blueprint for how to tussle with the President: Don’t.

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