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PHOTO: Roger Goodell lampooned with unflattering Mardi Gras float

Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

Roger Goodell isn't a very popular guy in New Orleans. The NFL commissioner isn't a popular guy anywhere, really, but he's especially despised in The Big Easy. 

Fans of the Saints haven't forgiven Goodell for the "Bountygate" investigation and subsequent sanctions, nor have they for making Jimmy Graham's dunking celebration illegal. 

In hindsight, it's a surprise it took this long for Goodell to be depicted on a Mardis Gras float. Here he is in Thursday's parade holding a bag of money in front of goal posts.

Another float in the parade reportedly depicted Saints owner Tom Benson's wife, Gayle Benson, and granddaughter, Rita Benson LeBlanc, pulling each other's hair - a reference to the family's recent legal battle over Tom's succession plan. 

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