Ex-Papa John's CEO claims NFL team owners asked him to get Roger Goodell fired

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Former Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter opened up to Sportscasting late last month about a situation in 2017 in which he claimed Washington Commanders team owner Daniel Snyder and Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones wanted him to get NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fired at the height of the national anthem controversy.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and John Schnatter  attend the DirecTV Super Saturday Night at Pier 40 on February 1, 2014 in New York City. (Noam Galai/WireImage)

The New York Post noted Schnatter at the time was feuding with Goodell and blamed him for Papa John’s falling stock. Schnatter was against players kneeling during the national anthem.

Schnatter told Sportscasting he told Snyder and Jones it wasn’t his job to oust Goodell.

"… Remember, Goodell is a coward, and he is incompetent. And he’s just lucky. Jerry Jones, the owner of the Cowboys, Indra Nooyi [former CEO] with PepsiCo, and Dan Snyder all called me — several other folks — about Goodell’s conduct and the way he was handling this. Jones and Dan Snyder … wanted Goodell fired. This is like …the first of November, end of October.

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell looks on before the Las Vegas Raiders play against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on October 4, 2021 in Inglewood, California.  (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

"They called and said, ‘You need to take this guy out. You’re the number one sponsor of the league, as far as notoriety