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Simmons, who had earlier written an angry screed wondering how Goodell is even still employed, snapped off a three-minute rant on his “B.S. Report” podcast that left no doubt about his perceptions of the commissioner: “Goodell, if he didn’t know what was on that tape, he’s a liar. I’m just saying it. He is lying. If you put him up on a lie detector test, that guy would fail. For all these people to pretend they didn’t know is such [expletive]ing [expletive]. It really is, it’s such [expletive]ing [expletive]. For him to go into that press conference and pretend otherwise … I was so insulted.” (The full version of Simmons’ thoughts on Goodell is below.) Simmons, no stranger to discipline from ESPN, knew what he was doing, and what he was risking. Elsewhere in the podcast, he effectively dared ESPN to punish him: “I really hope somebody calls me or emails me and says I’m in trouble for anything I say about Roger Goodell, because if one person says that to me, I’m going publ