Will Goodell ever testify in Vilmas defamation suit?

Why would he testify?

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Thoughts?

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You're confused

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My vote he he'll do anything and everything possible to avoid it- he knows he would be hung if he did!

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Goodell has very little to worry about in terms of losing the defamation suit. For Vilma to win he has to prove that Goodell either knew the info was wrong or should have known it was wrong. Upper management relying on evidence from middle management about front line employees, even if middle management was lying, should be enough to protect Goodell. They'd need something like an email of him telling Gregg Williams what to say for Goodell to be in any danger.

The reason the league usually tries to avoid court at all costs isn't because they think they'll lose, it's because they don't want their dirty laundry being aired in public. For instance if there was documentation that the league knew of other similar programs and did nothing, it'd be obvious this was all a sham and not a valid defense against player injury lawsuits.