Ray Rice only received a 2 game suspension for using his then-fiancée as a punching bag. Goodell is inconsistent when it comes to administering punishment.

Josh Gordon's appeal from his year-long suspension for a repeated illegal substance abuse violation for marijuana takes place next week. He didn't exactly help himself by getting nailed for drunk driving soon after the suspension was announced.

But in addition to Irsay likely getting off easy, Goodell is not making a move yet against Brown owner, Jimmy Haslam, CEO of Pilot Flying J truck stops, who admitted to criminal wrongdoing in defrauding customers, and agreed to a fine of $92 million and restitution order of $56 million.

It seems that NFL players are held to a much higher standard than the owners of the team.