The Days of our (Broncos) Lives continue today, in the lead-up to Super Bowl LIII.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke to the media with America’s biggest game coming up in only four days, and while most of the press conference was about league-wide matters, including the missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship Game, Goodell was asked about the Broncos ownership dispute, too.

“As you know, that is an ongoing dispute,” Goodell said to the media in attendance. “It is one that our office, and myself in particular, may be involved with, so I’m limited in how much I can say at this point and time. I guess I’d say, in the short term, that it’s sad when disputes like this occur.

“It’s not something that I think Pat Bowlen — who I knew very well — would have wanted, the Broncos meant a great deal to him and his family. I think, this week, the best thing we can do is focus on Pat and his contributions and his candidacy to become a new member of the Hall of Fame,” Goodell finished.

The Commissioner saying he may be involved in the dispute is a big change of course from the previous times he talked about the matter, with enthusiastic reviews of the way Joe Ellis and the board of trustees have continued with business as usual since Pat has stepped away.

Of course, the Broncos ownership dispute has come to light over the last few months. We wrote about how the ownership battle leaves a void at the top, which is exactly what the Broncos needed at the end of the Vance Joseph Era, a strong-willed leader.

In short, Beth Bowlen Wallace wants to become the new owner of the team, and Bill Bowlen — Pat’s brother and former minority owner — supports her. Bowlen Wallace is from Pat’s first marriage. Meanwhile, the younger Brittany Bowlen — daughter of Annabell and Pat’s second marriage — also wants to take over as owner, and Ellis and his board of trustees reportedly are in favor of her taking the reins of the Broncos. They deemed her not “ready yet” to take over this summer at only 28 years old, but she is the front-runner among the children in the board’s eyes.

Meanwhile, Bill Bowlen’s court actions saying the board of trustees isn’t being held accountable for their actions have led to that board asking the NFL to step in and mediate.

That seems to be where we’re currently at, as Goodell explained himself he “may be involved.”

As we wrote back in mid-December, if Pat Bowlen were still the owner of the Broncos, he would’ve stepped in and fired Vance Joseph after that devastating loss to the San Francisco 49ers which ended Denver’s chances of making the playoffs for a third straight year.

John Elway had to make the call as the general manager, and now the fate of the team rests on Elway’s shoulders instead of the owner’s, because there is no owner currently. Elway’s leadership from a GM’s perspective has been very good, including two trips to the Super Bowl and one Super Bowl victory in the seven years since he was hired to be part of Denver’s front office.

But, the way Joseph’s tenure was handled, along with some questionable draft decisions during his tenure, have left some wondering how hot a seat Elway’s has become. Again, a strong-willed owner could put pressure on Elway to step his game up, but, there’s a leadership void at the top of the Broncos.

Simply, that void cannot continue forever, and for the health of the team, it shouldn’t be allowed to continue for much longer.

If Goodell and his office have stepped in, we may have a resolution to Denver’s ownership questions sooner rather than later.