HOUSTON -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL still considers the Tennessee Titans to be out of compliance with ownership rules.

But the team responded that it believes it is.

It’s the newest chapter in a repetitive tug of war that remains unresolved. If the NFL forces the issue, I imagine it could wind up in court.

Amy Adams Strunk owny 33 percent of the Titans but is the controlling owner as far as the team is concerned. AP Photo/Mark Zaleski

Goodell said at his annual Super Bowl news conference: “The fundamental aspect of our policy is to make sure that we have an individual who has the ultimate authority over that franchise to make those decisions, including league vote-decisions as well as locally and it’s clear, it’s clear to the ownership group as well as it’s also clear to the membership.

“That’s the issue that the [finance] committee has been addressing. They have been in violation in the past. I’m hopeful we are getting to a point where that’s going to be resolved once and for all.”

The Titans were fined six figures for non-compliance not long after the current setup was put in place, though it wasn't reported until September 2016. Goodell said the franchise has not been fined a second time.

How is controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, who's about to complete a second year in the post, not in control?

“That’s for the ownership to tell us, is that they have full control,” Goodell said. “It’s not for the membership to determine that. It’s for membership committees to determine, have they taken the necessary steps where she has full control?”

As far as the Titans are concerned, she is in full control.

“We do believe that our current ownership structure is compliant and has brought stability to our franchise and with that stability, we have put other building blocks in place to create an environment where continuing success can take place,” the team said in a statement.

Amy Adams Strunk been given full control of the team by the rest of the ownership group, most importantly her sister, Susie Adams Smith, who owns 33 percent of the franchise, as does Strunk.

John Mara, co-owner of the New York Giants, said a year ago he did not have an issue with the Titans' ownership. Jerry Jones told The Midday 180 on Tuesday that he doesn’t either.

“I’m not in that segment that has any critique of her role,” Jones said. “I’m not. I don’t have any suggestions altering the structure.”