NBC’s Jimmy Fallon: “With all the controversy surrounding the NFL right now, there's talk that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could replace Commissioner Roger Goodell. Well, if they're going to go with a Secretary of State to run the NFL, I'm just glad it is not our friend John Kerry because that just doesn't seem right.” An image of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry dropping a football pass was displayed, with Fallon noting, “He shouldn’t play football.” Fallon: "A former executive with the New York Mets is suing the team for firing her because she was pregnant and unmarried. They said she didn't fit in with the team because this year she actually delivered” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 9/12).
Comedy Central's John Oliver began his show with commentary on the NFL and Ravens' handling of the Ray Rice incident: "A quick recap of the week and it has been dominated here in the U.S. by the NFL, the FIFA of American sports. … The NFL has behaved characteristically appallingly throughout this entire controversy, but perhaps the most amazing response of the week came from Ravens Owner Steve Bisciotti, a candy apple with teeth, who has admitted failing to do enough when the assault first happened, but who is now, for some reason, trying to spin this whole mess as a positive." Bisciotti stated he hoped the incident and the team's handling of it could change society, with Oliver adding, "What!? 'Really, you should all be thanking me. I've handled this situation so badly I might accidentally instigate social progress. Think of it this way: You don’t get to Rosa Parks without Rosa Parks' bus driver and that is me. You're welcome everyone'" ("Last Week With John Oliver," Comedy Central, 9/14).
