I've said it before and I'll say it again. The NFL is pursuing this because Brady was the primary named plaintiff in the lawsuit back during the CBA negotiations. And Goodell took it personally that Brady stood up to him.
Goodell is a spoiled brat as well as a bully. He's used to getting his own way and having people ask "How high? " when he said jump. On top of that, like others have said, I believe he's a pathological liar.
And the fact that the 2 judges affirmed that Goodell could lie about what was said and not be forced to recuse himself is just mind-boggling. They basically said that "Law of Shop" doesn't apply if the Commissioner deems it necessary to be the arbitrator of the punishment he handed out.. Sorry, but the CBA doesn't say that Goodell can just do whatever the F**K he wants if he names himself arbitrator. If he names himself arbitrator, he's expected to conduct himself in accordance with commonly accepted laws of arbitration. It's no different than the commonly accepted accounting practices that the agreed upon 3rd party accountants are expected to use when auditing the league's books for the purpose of salary cap compliance..