The blackout at Super Bowl XLVII was one of the strangest happenings in the history of the NFL, and there still are a lot of theories as to how it happened. ESPN reported on Oct. 1, 2013, that Baltimore Ravens' linebacker Terrell Suggs has a theory of his own and he blames NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for the whole thing.
"I was like Vegas, parlor tricks, you know what I mean?" Suggs said. "I was like, ahh, Roger Goodell, he never stops, he always has something up his sleeve. He just couldn't let us have this one in a landslide, huh?"
Suggs gave the interview on ESPN's "E:60" which is set to air on Tuesday.
Early in the third quarter of the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6. All of a sudden, the majority of the lights went out and caused a delay of 34 minutes that ended up turning the tide of the game.
San Francisco went on to score the next 17 points, and the Ravens had to hold on for a 34-31 win.
While some people have had their theories about who caused the blackout, no-one has ever actually directly accused Roger Goodell. Suggs now has.
"I thought he had a hand in it," Suggs said. "Most definitely, he had a hand in it."
As the interview continued with ESPN, Suggs went on to say that he truly believes the NFL commissioner favors a number of teams over others. He even brought situations that have made him believe that in the past.
"We walk out of the Denver game, and linebackers are warming up on their sideline, and who do we see talking with John Elway, and it's like hmmm. I thought, your commissioner is supposed to be neutral," Suggs said. "He ain't supposed to be on one side or the other; he's supposed to be in the box. I saw him on their sideline and I was like, huh, I know who he's going for. I think he definitely has his favorites."
Suggs added, "He'll deny it but, like I said, when I run out of the tunnel and the first thing I see is John Elway laughing it up, I'm definitely going to feel some way about that. You're the commissioner of this league and you're supposed to make sure everything is being played on an even playing field. I definitely don't think he's doing a good job, and I don't think he should be making $10 million a year. That's just my personal opinion."
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