Commissioner Roger Goodell to testify before Congress
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has accepted an invitation to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Commissioner Goodell will testify remotely before the Committee on Wednesday, June 22.
Mark Maske of The Washington Post broke the news on Wednesday evening:
The NFL informed the House Oversight Committee today that Roger Goodell has accepted the committee's invitation to testify at its June 22 hearing, source says, adding that Goodell will appear remotely at the hearing.
— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) June 15, 2022
Commissioner Goodell was invited to appear before the Committee back at the start of June, and the invitation was extended on behalf of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform as well as the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy. In the letter noting the hearing and asking the Commissioner to testify, it was noted that the hearing “…is the next step in the Committee’s months-long investigation into the [Washington] Commanders’ hostile workplace culture:”
The House Oversight Committee has requested NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and #Commanders owner Daniel Snyder appear before the committee at a hearing June 22. pic.twitter.com/2oU5HXlC54
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 1, 2022
As noted, Washington owner Daniel Snyder was also invited to testify. Earlier this week, Snyder informed the Committee that he would be unable to attend, as he will be out of the country on that date.
