Roger Goodell is an NFL commissioner and also a son of a New York politician. His father – Charles Goodell spent some of his time, serving the House of Representatives in 1968, and got appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, as a replacement for the Senate seat of Robert F. Kennedy (who was assassinated in June of 1968).

Charles Goodell was one of the very few men who spoke up against the Vietnam War, despite of being a Republican at that time in America. It all happened at the end of 60’s while Richard Nixon was in his office and Charles Goodell didn’t fear anything and spoke up for something, which he believed to be right.

Hence, like father – like son, because Roger Goodell learned about standing out and speaking up at a very young age. Being a strict NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell handed out a short time ban to Ben Roethlisberger. On Wednesday morning, Goodell spoke from his office and his words reflected all the things he had been contemplating recently;

* Why is it so hard to prevent people from committing mistakes? Why do we have to wait around for mistakes to take place and then later on, act wisely? (he was referring to Ben Roethlisberger)

Some people asked Goodell about the “personal code and conduct policy” of the League. They believe that those policies are not really working because Goodell has been using them too much, which shows that, people are not paying attention.

But Goodell humbly responded by saying that we are always going to have one incident or another, with over 2,000 young men. We are still trying to make a difference here and it is going to take some time, but we cant hold everyone accountable for someone else’s fault.

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