[Fighting Banana Slug]

I understand Bill Simmons, popular writer and podcaster has been suspended from ESPN for 3 weeks for comments he said regarding Roger Goodell and his handling of the Ray Rice situation. His comments in the podcast, in part, are as follows:

“Goodell, if he didn’t know what was on that tape, he’s a liar,’’ Simmons said. “I’m just saying it. He is lying. If you put him up on a lie detector test, that guy would fail.
“For all these people to pretend they didn’t know is such [expletive] [expletive]. It really is, it’s such [expletive] [expletive]. For him to go into that press conference [Friday] and pretend otherwise . . . I was so insulted.”
“I really hope somebody calls me or emails me and says I’m in trouble for anything I say about Roger Goodell, because if one person says that to me, I’m going public,’’ Simmons said. “You leave me alone. The commissioner’s a liar and I get to talk about that on my podcast.
“Please. Call me and say I’m in trouble. I dare you.”
Inflamatory, for sure, but he is saying what many believe, and what seems to be implied by ESPN's own investigation in the matter. Either way, I support Simmons right to say what he said. I am a fan of his though, so I am curious what other people think.