New England Patriots

Patriots fans welcome Roger Goodell to Gillette Stadium with resounding boos

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell walks onto the field before the NFL kickoff game between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. AP Photo/Steven Senne

By Nicole Yang

Less than a minute to read

Patriots fans have picked off right where they left off.

After drowning Roger Goodell in boos during the trophy presentation at Super Bowl LI…

…the crowd gave the NFL commissioner the same treatment during the NFL kickoff game on Thursday night.

During the NBC broadcast of the Patriots-Chiefs contest, sportscaster Dan Patrick mistook the noise as a reaction to the opposing team but quickly realized it was actually on account of the commissioner.

https://twitter.com/nicolecyang/status/905947682681835520