And from the story I just read, it's only 20 votes required
Per Article VI, Section 6.5(G) of the
NFL’s Constitution and Bylaws:
In the event that the Commissioner or any other officer of the League shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or be physically or mentally incapacitated to perform his duties or shall fail or refuse to abide by the Constitution and Bylaws of the League, and the Executive Committee finds that such action by such officer is detrimental to the best interests of the League, or in the event the Commissioner or any other officer of the League fails or is unwilling to perform his duties, then such Committee shall have the power after notice and hearing to suspend or remove said officer and to terminate any contract between such Commissioner or officer and the League.
Per the NFL’s personal conduct policy, which was updated to include the more stringent policies for those charged of domestic violence, “all persons associated with the NFL are required to avoid “conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the National Football League.”
Such “detrimental” conduct includes an action “that undermines or puts at risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL, NFL clubs, or NFL players.”
The conduct policy “applies to all players under contract; all coaches; all game officials;
all full-time employees of the NFL, NFL clubs, and all NFL-related entities; all rookie players once they are selected in the NFL college draft; and all undrafted rookie players, unsigned veterans who were under contract in the prior League Year, and other prospective employees once they commence negotiations with a club concerning employment.”
And as stated in Article VI, Section 6.6 of the constitution: “All actions and decisions of the Executive Committee must be approved by the affirmative vote of
not less than three-fourths or 20, whichever is greater, of the members of the Executive Committee.”
The Executive Committee is composed of one representative and one alternate representative from each of the 32 NFL teams, appointed by their respective teams. The members must be either owners or holders of an interest or officers of member clubs in the league, and each member holds one vote.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2014/09/09/take-remove-roger-goodell-nfl-commissioner/29392/