Roger Goodell doesn't give many interviews, and even when he does, he has a knack of not saying much. That was the case Friday when he spoke to BBC Sport about the league's handling of Giants kicker Josh Brown's domestic violence case.

When asked about the case, the NFL commissioner essentially echoed the league's statement from Thursday.

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"Well you have to go and get the facts. We have asked repeatedly for those facts and the information that’s been gathered by law enforcement both orally and in writing. And we weren't able to get access to it," Goodell told BBC Sport. "So you have to make decisions on whatever information you have. We take this issue incredibly seriously. This is something we've been working on with policy changes, to educating our players to make sure they understand how they deal with issues with their family, give them resources to be able to deal with this. But when it happens we’re not going to tolerate it. So we have some new information here, we’ll evaluate that in the context of our policy and we’ll take it from there."

Goodell was also asked about the public's reaction to Brown's punishment (one game), which most deemed to be light compared to other league-imposed discipline. The NFL has made it an emphasis this season to crack down on player celebrations and has fined players as much as $9,115 for tossing the ball in the air, $10,000 for mimicking a bow and arrow shot, $24,309 for twerking and so on.

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Here's an excerpt from the BBC Sport interview:

Conway: The criticism that comes back to you is that people see punishments for touchdown celebrations but then only one game for a domestic violence incident. It must be very difficult to balance those things and explain them? Goodell: They are. I understand the public’s misunderstanding of those things and how that can be difficult for them to understand how we get to those positions. But those are things that we have to do. I think it’s a lot deeper and a lot more complicated than it appears but it gets a lot of focus.

This surely won't be the last time Goodell has to answer for the perceived inconsistencies in the league's disciplinary process.