Roger Goodell
You may not be hearing praise from the Detroit Lions fans who have seen the team that seemed to have promise get off to a very lame start.
But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday that Martha Firestone Ford, 90, who assumed the Lions ownership nearly 20 months ago, is doing a "terrific job" running the team, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
"She's terrific," Goodell told the Free Press after taking part in a fan forum at London's Institute of Education. "I just had dinner with her the other night at one of the events and she stands up and speaks at the meetings. She's well informed. We talk on the phone from time to time about different issues. She's a remarkable woman and someone that I think understands the NFL, has a passion for the NFL and has done a terrific job."
