Mark Wahlberg, the executive producer of “Ballers,” told ESPN‘s “Mike & Mike” that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called him to try to prevent NFL players from appearing in the show.
“The first season of the show, the only calls I was getting were from guys like Roger Goodell saying, ‘You can’t do this,’ and various owners in the league,” Wahlberg told the sportscasters. “We were saying it’s actually a good thing for the league and the players because hopefully you get the word out there with the crazy stuff and the financial side of it, we’ll hopefully get these guys to realize they gotta be more careful with what they do with their money.”