Come On Son, We All Know You've Seen the Tape Before Roger Goodell

It looks like Ray Rice and his wife aren't the only ones who will be seriously hurt by the video that showed him knocking out his then-fiancé in an elevator.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's job seems to be on the ropes as a report surfaced Wednesday that league executives had the video five months before TMZ posted it on the web Monday.

Now the league has hired former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III to investigate the growing scandal surrounding the video.

Goodell has promised his full cooperation in the investigation that'll be overseen by New York Giants ownerJohn Mara and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney.

According to a report by the Associated Press, a law enforcement official sent the video of the elevator incident to an NFL executive, and that same official -- who requested to remain anonymous -- played AP a 12-second voicemail from an NFL phone on April 9th, acknowledging that the tape had arrived. A female voice says thanks and adds, "You're right. It's terrible."

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