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Ginsberg chastises Goodell for distortion of evidence, demands reversal of suspension | ProFootballTalk

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The Commissioner of the National Football League rarely gets talked to in the way he got talked to today. On Monday Goodell got an earful from lawyer Peter Ginsberg in the initial session of the bounty hearings. As set forth below, Ginsberg accused Goodell of failing to conduct a fair process and distorting facts, calling the proceedings "shocking and shameful." Multiple sources tell PFT that Ginsberg’s remarks were "heated," and one source present at the session perceived that Goodell’s face turned red during Ginsberg’s rant. Ginsberg also claimed that former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and former Saints assistant Michael Cerullo have since retracted any claim that the players actually were engaged in a bounty program. That’s an allegation that hasn’t previously been made and, if true, would be extremely significant.