Roger Goodell isn’t going to do anything about the New Orleans Saints. He said as much on Monday night. He took the stage hours after the Associated Press dropped a bombshell report about the lengths to which the Saints went to assist the Archdiocese of New Orleans during a sexual abuse scandal in the church — including helping to craft the church’s media messaging and seemingly ensuring some clergy wouldn’t face charges.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell backed embattled New Orleans Saints leaders on Monday, after a report said top team officials had played a significant part in aiding city Catholic leaders in the fallout from the church's sexual abuse scandal.

The New Orleans Saints clergy abuse scandal has once again taken a large place in headlines, this time right before the Super Bowl is hosted in their own city. This scandal has been one of the dark blemishes on the Saints over the past few seasons,