by Robert
(Minneapolis)
Strictly a Theory, and may be totally unconnected but, deserves investigation.....
Goodell's wife works for FOX. FOX somehow acquired the "stolen" or "leaked" copy of the videotapes (no one has ever determined how they got the tape). FOX aired it. And Goodell then destroyed the tapes (evidence) using this "illegal" FOX network airing event as justification.
Could this have been an intentional "leak" by the NFL?