NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday during his annual pre-Super Bowl press conference that some form of tribute to Kobe Bryant is in the works for Sunday around the NFL’s championship game.
“I don’t think just Los Angeles is mourning the loss of Kobe Bryant. Kobe was a special person,” Goodell said. “I did have the opportunity to meet him. He obviously brought a lot to our world and I think all of us not only feel for the tragic events to his family but as well as everyone else who was a passenger on that helicopter. It’s hard to understand and it’s hard to process.
Goodell noted the Bryant tribute Sunday during the league’s annual Pro Bowl, and that there was a moment of silence ahead of the official Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday. “We as a league have been very responsive and I think respectful of somebody who contributed so much to sports,” he said Wednesday. “We also lost one of our own legends last night, Chris Doleman, who I personally was very fond of and meant a great deal to me and the league. I think both of those individuals will be seen on Sunday in some fashion in a respectful way.”