Roger Goodell said Wednesday from the league's owners meetings in Texas that Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder did not hinder the investigation into his franchise last year.

"We went through a very lengthy period of investigation and discussions," Goodell said. "The one thing I can say with 100% assurance is that it didn't interfere with the work that our investigator did. We were able to access all the people that she wanted to access, have multiple conversations with ... those people. There's always a little bit of a tug and a pull with particularly lawyers and law firms.

"That's something that I think we were able to overcome and make sure we came to the right conclusion."

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Snyder tried to prevent attorney Beth Wilkinson from interviewing a woman who had accused the owner of sexual misconduct in 2009. The woman was ultimately paid a $1.6 million settlement.