Chris Long is among the most outspoken players in the NFL and on Wednesday set his sights on Roger Goodell over the commissioner’s silence amid the drama this week involving Donald Trump abruptly calling off the Philadelphia Eagles’ planned visit to the White House.Reports surfacing in the wake of Trump’s last-minute announcement Monday evening appeared to indicate among the reasons the President canceled the event was that it appeared the Eagles would only be sending a small contingent to the White House.In fact, a statement issued Tuesday by the White House placed all the blame on the Eagles for the sudden cancellation and accused the team of abandoning their fans. Trump instead held a “Celebration of America” event. Long wonders why Goodell has remained silent amid all the noise.“He didn’t say anything?” Long said, via NJ.com. “Hey, I don’t speak for the commissioner, if he doesn’t want to stand up for the players, that’s not really my business.” Long was among the many Eagles players who stated they would
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