The New York Giants on Tuesday made the right decision in cutting kicker Josh Brown in light of his long-standing history of domestic violence.

Now, the NFL owners should follow and terminate Commissioner Roger Goodell for turning a blind eye yet again to issues surrounding domestic assault and spousal violence in his league.

It wasn’t that long ago Goodell initially buried his head in the sand during the domestic violence case against then-Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, later admitting to the slip-up and declaring, "We have to do better." The stiffer action, of course, came after video surfaced of Rice striking the victim and knocking her to the ground.

"My disciplinary decision led the public to question our sincerity, our commitment, and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts on so many families," Goodell wrote in a letter to all NFL owners in 2014. "I didn’t get it right. Simply put, we have to do better. And we will."

As domestic violence continues to be a scourge on America, Goodell sat on his hands as the charges surrounding Josh Brown became very clear. And Goodell botched another case.

So Goodell fumbles the Rice incident, passes on any action regarding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem and takes a wishy-washy approach to Brown, but continues his vendetta against New England Patriots star Tom Brady for conduct detrimental to the game for his alleged role in removing a tiny amount of pressure from the footballs.

Oh, the irony.

The commissioner lost his credibility following his monthslong Brady witch hunt, ignoring cases such as Brown, who was only suspended one game to Brady’s four on less involvement in suspected wrongdoing. This has been a larger detriment to the country’s most popular game.

Is there any doubt that TV ratings have dropped faster than the Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes?

Sure, the presidential race has been more hard-fought than any battle on the gridiron, and a serious dip in exciting match-ups has made most NFL games unwatchable – a touchdownless tie during a marquee "Sunday Night Football" game between Seattle and Arizona? – for the casual viewer.

According to the Los Angeles Times, "Thursday Night Football" is down 18 percent from last season, NBC’s "Sunday Night Football" has taken a 19 percent hit, and ESPN’s "Monday Night Football" is down an eyebrow-raising 24 percent compared with last year.

Maybe fans are upset with Kaepernick, maybe everyone is tired of watching boring teams play gaffe-prone games – or maybe we’re just tired of seeing the NFL fail to correct its biggest blunder.

Goodell has mishandled every major scandal the league has faced during his tenure, from Rice to Deflategate to the lonely kicker Brown, and now we’re seeing the consequences of those errors. It’s time for the owners to recognize that his bungling has led to a lack of credibility with the fans and sponsors and he should not be allowed to continue to head the NFL.

To protect the shield, they have to sack Goodell.