On Wednesday, amid something close to a nation-wide uproar, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell finally admitted what's been clear to everyone else since the flag wasn't thrown in the waning moments of regulation.
Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman made forcible contact with New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis well before the ball arrived late in the fourth quarter of the NFC title game, and should have been called for a penalty as a result. Goodell's admission wasn't going to change the outcome of the game, but some still saw it as a sign the NFL is heading in the right direction regarding public relations.
Don't tell that to Alvin Kamara, though. During an appearance at EA Sports' Madden Bowl in Atlanta on Thursday, New Orleans' star running back made it clear that Goodell's about-face will result in no goodwill from him going forward.
“I'm not gonna talk to him,” Kamara said, as relayed by TMZ. “Somebody gonna talk to him. He needs to talk to somebody.”
Asked if a direct apology would help heal wounds, Kamara stridently objected.
“Apology's not gonna do nothing,” he said.
Kamara, who had just eight rushes for 15 yards against Los Angeles, followed up a dynamic rookie campaign by further establishing himself as perhaps the league's premier run-catch option out of the backfield. With he, Drew Brees, Michael Thomas, and more returning next season, the Saints should have as good an opportunity as any team in the NFC to win the Super Bowl.
Just don't expect Kamara and his teammates to be happy with Goodell either way.
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