Roger Goodell was finally forced to speak publicly about the Saints-Rams NFC championship game during his State of the League addre s Wednesday, but the players in New Orleans weren't happy with what he said.

Goodell was asked several questions about the non-call on Rams defender Nickell Robey-Coleman, who got away with pa s interference on Saints receiver Tommylee Josh Doctson Jerseys Lewis. During one of his responses, he said, "We understand the frustration of the fans. Ive talked to coach (Sean) Payton, the team, the players. We understand the frustration that they feel right now and we certainly want to addre s that."

Goodell: We understand the frustration of Andre Baccellia Jerseys the fans. Coach Payton and the team. Are officials are human, they're not going to get it right every time. Technology isn't going to solve all these i sues, refs aren't robots.

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While Payton confirmed he had a brief chat with Goodell, the players are saying otherwise.

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Several Saints stars have stepped up after Goodell's media conference and said he lied to everyone about talking with the players. Zach Strief, who last played with the Saints in 2017, that he spoke with Anquan Boldin Jerseys players on the team and none of them heard a word from Goodell.

"Roger Goodell doesn't talk to players," Strief said. "There's one way to see Roger Goodell, and that's to get suspended. I have not seen Roger Goodell in, I think, seven years. That's pretty mindblowing now, that he doesn't ever go to any facilities. He doesn't go to any facilities because none of the players respect him. So he walks into the room and he gets obliterated. He actually walked out in a meeting the last time he came to New Orleans."

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Strief said he was trying to think of players Goodell would have talked to. He first thought of , and then quarterback Drew Brees because he's a famous face. They both said Goodell didn't talk to them.

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"The Markus Golden Jerseys man literally stands up on a podium and lies," Strief said. "It's mindblowing."

And just for clarity, Goodell's response where he apparently lied wasn't Antonio Hamilton Jerseys even answering the question he was asked. The reporter wanted to know why it took the commi sioner of the NFL so long to publicly respond to the controversy. Goodell answered by saying he did respond, by talking to Payton and the team.

UPDATE:The NFL released a statement on this i sue claiming Goodell did not say he talked to the players.

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The NFL clarified that commi sioner Roger Goodell has not talked to Saints Pat Tillman Jerseys players -- and that he was not claiming he talked to players during his Wednesday pre s conference. Although it sounded like Goodell said he spoke to Saints coach Sean Payton, the team and the players after the controversial no-call that helped decide the NFC Championship Game, the NFL explained that Goodell was just listing all of the groups that he knows are frustrated.

At i sue is how Goodell made his comment. In the NFL's official transcript, it made the punctuation different than how many media members interpreted it.

Listen, we understand the frustration of the fans. Ive talked to coach Payton. The team, the players, we understand the frustration they feel right now, and we certainly want Patrick Peterson Jerseys to addre s that," is how the NFL's transcript reads.

The difference is a period after "coach Payton" as opposed to a comma.

In any case, Goodell still Justin Pugh Jerseys didn't answer the question presented to him, which was: Why didn't he publicly addre s this i sue sooner? He responded by saying he did, but all he did was have a private call with Payton.