NFL commissioner met with Illinois lawmakers Thursday: report

On the same day that Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren and chairman George McCaskey claimed they’d had “minimal” conversations recently with local lawmakers about a stadium funding plan, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly met with Illinois officials Thursday. Politico reported Friday morning that he met with a “few select Illinois lawmakers” Thursday. The commissioner’s office declined comment. It’s unlikely the commissioner would hold any sort of meeting, informal or not, without the…