Isn’t that what he is doing? He is calling her a liar, saying that she tried to extort him, and then providing explicit evidence that they had a previous sexual relationship. If it is his word against hers, and if he is telling the truth, what other avenue does he have than to attack her character and credibility?

If mean, if you’re going to be an old white guy fired from your TV job for doing something controversial, criticizing the NFL is probably the least horrifying thing you can do.

You could say, we’re “inching” towards it.