Amerikans are control freaks and touchy-feely; hence, the need for all the lawyers.
Goodell is a lawyer - he, and all lawyers, need to go the way of priests during the French Revolution; bind their hands and feet, set them adrift in a boat, and then sink it
Not a very effective means of disposal, but it made for great theatre
Goodell is not a lawyer.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.