I said it won't happen, but Goodell would be smart to take this thing over. Right now it seems like a senile senator from PA and a washed up golfer from Hawaii are running the NFL. Goodell has handled this thing badly from beginning to end. He overreacted initially by imposing a huge fine & penalties. Then, when it became clear that everyone does this (and when a huge leak occurred in his own back yard), he destroyed the evidence and tried to bury anything further. Now he's letting some high powered atty and his weasel of a client hold him hostage. Let's face it, the only reason the NFL is "interested in what Matt Walsh has to say" is because Specter and ESPN have whipped everyone into a frenzy. They didn't even interview him when they did their own investigation.
The problem in all of this is that he has allowed the Pats to be skewered unmercifully in the Court of public opinion, and has let the NFL seem tainted by association.
If Matt Walsh hasn't agreed to give him the goods by Friday, Goodell should come out and say, "we've tried to secure Matt Walsh's cooperation, but he is asking for the moon. People who are going to tell the truth don't need these kinds of protections. Until and unless he speaks with us with no strings attached, I consider this case closed." Then he should refuse to take Specter's calls and tell the competition committee to move on to worrying about this season. Grow a set Roger.
Like the scenario with offering the Pats no further penalties in exchange for just letting Matt Walsh speak, it will never happen, but one of them should. When is Goodell up for reappointment? I hope Bob Kraft has started his "Ditch Roger" campaign with the other owners.