For many decades, the NFL has owned the no-lose product that is professional football in America. But the league's current leadership, helmed by Commissioner Roger Goodell, has made one crucial mistake after another and now the once-invulnerable league is playing defense.

And what's the NFL's response to these failures in leadership from the commissioner?

It's going to give him a big raise of course.

The news came out Sunday that Goodell is reportedly asking for a $49.5 million annual salary and lifetime use of a private jet among other perks in his new contract deal. That would be a nice jump from his last reported annual salary of $31.7 million in 2015.

If the NFL wants to move past its multiple serious problems right now the owners should not only refuse to give Goodell a raise, they should replace him.

At least one owner is taking steps to at least slow the contract renewal process down. Jerry Jones who owns the NFL's most valuable franchise in the Dallas Cowboys has started an unprecedented legal war to challenge the deal. And it looks like he's playing hard ball: Jones has hired superstar litigator David Boies.

But let's backtrack a bit and look at the NFL's major problems and how Goodell has made them worse.