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'We were wrong': NFL commissioner says league failed to listen to players on protests
Source: Reuters
SPORTS NEWS JUNE 5, 2020 / 7:19 PM / UPDATED 13 MINUTES AGO
'We were wrong': NFL commissioner says league failed to listen to players on protests
Amy Tennery
2 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league made mistakes in not listening to players, in a video on Friday denouncing racism in the United States amid widespread protests over police brutality against black people.
“We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest,” said Goodell. “We, the National Football League, believe black lives matter.”
The NFL has been locked in an ongoing debate with players over kneeling protests during the national anthem before the start of games, a practice popularized by quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
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The NFL sent the video out just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for an end to kneeling protests during the national anthem.
Reporting By Amy Tennery; Editing by Sandra Maler and Cynthia Osterman
'We were wrong': NFL commissioner says league failed to listen to players on protests
Amy Tennery
2 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league made mistakes in not listening to players, in a video on Friday denouncing racism in the United States amid widespread protests over police brutality against black people.
“We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest,” said Goodell. “We, the National Football League, believe black lives matter.”
The NFL has been locked in an ongoing debate with players over kneeling protests during the national anthem before the start of games, a practice popularized by quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
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The NFL sent the video out just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for an end to kneeling protests during the national anthem.
Reporting By Amy Tennery; Editing by Sandra Maler and Cynthia Osterman
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-nfl/we-were-wrong-nfl-commissioner-says-league-failed-to-listen-to-players-on-protests-idUSKBN23C36B
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