Does Goodell have to be present for Vilma hearings?

lol, what kind of settlement can Goodell offer; 10 weeks instead of the whole season. No, they put to much into this. Goodell and his squad just going to try to win by the CBA rule. I hope the defamation part makes it through. After Scott Fajita's comment about when he shook Goodell's hand and asked him what he was doing and then his face got red... I got a sudden revelation as to what bs this is. I hope he's embarressed on a national stage.