In the wake of TMZ's release of the surveillance video showing Ray Rice knocking out his fiancée​, the National Organization for Women is calling for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to resign and the NFL to appoint an independent investigator to gather data on domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by members of the league.

NOW's president, Terry O'Neil, issued a statement Wednesday calling for Goodell's resignation and saying that the NFL has "lost its way" when it comes to treatment of women. ESPN reports:

"The NFL has lost its way. It doesn't have a Ray Rice problem; it has a violence against women problem," O'Neill said in a statement. "... The only workable solution is for Roger Goodell to resign and for his successor to appoint an independent investigator with full authority to gather factual data about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking within the NFL community and to recommend real and lasting reforms."

In the release, NOW listed Rice, San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald, Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Greg Hardy and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as examples of cases the league has failed to act on.

"The NFL sets the example for college, high school, middle school and even elementary school football programs," O'Neill said. "And the example it is setting right now is simply unacceptable. New leadership must come in with a specific charge to transform the culture of violence against women that pervades the NFL. That's the only way to restore honor and integrity to the country's most lucrative and popular pastime."

NOW's condemnation of Goodell follows his interview Wednesday morning with CBS in which he acknowledged the shortcoming of the NFL's initial ruling but defended the league by insisting that no one to his knowledge had seen the second surveillance video until TMZ released it Monday. In the interview, Goodell also said he didn't fear that his job was in jeopardy:

Goodell: I'm used to criticism. I'm used to that. Every day, I have to earn my stripes. Every day, I have to, to do a better job. And that's my responsibility to the game, to the NFL and to what I see as society.

Response to Goodell's CBS interview has been mostly negative, with several analysts suggesting that his position as commissioner is in real jeopardy.