NEW YORK -- Commissioner Roger Goodell estimated that five of the nine and a half hours of NFL owners meetings Wednesday were focused on the league's personal conduct policy and issues of "social responsibility."

The league plans to announce an overhauled personal conduct policy at some point between now and the Super Bowl, and the changes could include a diminished role for the commissioner himself in the process.

"As I have said, everything is on the table," Goodell said at the conclusion of the meetings at the Conrad Hotel in lower Manhattan. "We've been debating internally for well over a year whether there's a better process. At the same time, when something affects the integrity of the game, I think it's important for the commissioner to retain that authority."

Goodell and the league have come under fire for their handling of several recent high-profile player conduct incidents, most notably the Ray Rice and Greg Hardy domestic violence cases. In an effort to combat widespread criticism and project a greater sensitivity to issues of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault, the league has sought outside consultants for advice on building its new personal conduct policy.

"I think everybody is committed to doing this in a thoughtful way and not just knee-jerk and do something quickly," said Lisa Friel, the former New York City sex crimes prosecutor who's advising the league on these matters and who addressed the owners Wednesday. "The owners were great. They were very thoughtful and they didn't all have the same opinion, which kind of emphasized how complicated the situation is."