Goodell is a Jerk..

[jobberone]

That according to the center he doesn't have. So what's the excuse for his behavior the next time he screws up?

It's very common for them to evaluate someone for an addiction in a situation like this. You don't want to overlook something and you also have an excuse for a prolonged evaluation period. And often a cooldown period as well.

Someone like AJ needs to be in therapy for a long time. But he is not beyond being able to be rehabbed.