Grantland editor in chief Bill Simmons' profanity-laced rant about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell may have placed him in hot water with his company, but the public is showing overwhelming support on social media for his statements. The hashtag #FreeSimmons began trending Thursday in support of the suspended sports journalist.
During The B.S. Report podcast (which is hosted on ESPN-owned site Grantland and linked on ESPN.com), Simmons repeatedly called Goodell a liar for saying Goodell didn't know about the video of former Baltimore Ravens' running back Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancée.
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