There is the thought out there in some quarters that “lefties” in general would prefer the focus be on Goodell as opposed to the real bad guys, the miscreant football players involved.
Not sure I’ve seen that. There has been a good bit of outrage aimed at the players. Goodell’s actions in the rice case allowed Rice to “get away with it” until the video surfaced. What happened after the video came to light should have happened originally. Goodell is a huge liability IMHO.