Roger Goodell’s press conference did not go well today. Not in any way, shape or form.
To top off the embarrassment the NFL commissioner has incurred in the fallout of the Ray Rice scandal, Howard Stern’s peeps added their two cents by hijacking Goodell’s press conference.
MSNBC’s shot showed Benjy, a writer for Stern’s show, being taken away to Goodell’s left, screaming “ow, ow, ow. What are you doing? I’m Benji. What are you doing?! Don’t take me to an elevator!! Don’t take me to an elevator!! PLEASE! Don’t take me to an elevator! Please!”
Benjy, of course was referring to Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee Janay Palmer in an Atlantic City elevator.
Stern loyalists have made a living pranking high level figures and media personalities, with MSNBC’s Krystal Ball the most recent recipient until Goodell.
For good measure, here are some scalps Stern’s crew has claimed over the years: