10-16-2017, 05:14 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESS:
The league has been trying to find a way to resolve the issue of their players protesting during the anthem and will meet with their owners, players and the players association over the next few weeks to address the issue.
One way to do so would be to address the inequalities the players are protesting and extending the NFL's platform to help provide solutions. The league attaching its name to criminal justice reform would seem to be a step towards that effort.
In a memo in August, that idea along with a social awareness month akin to Breast Cancer Awareness month were among the many suggestions that Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and wide receiver Torrey Smith and retired wide receiver Anquan Boldin put forth.
Others including community outreach, meetings with local, state and federal leaders and various reforms such as decriminalizing poverty and reforming the bail system among others.
A resolution where the NFL supports in a real way fixing inequality in the U.S. while the players put the anthem controversy to bed by standing seems to be a solution the players could accept, as their protest would have led to real change in the status quo.
That was always their end goal.
The league has been trying to find a way to resolve the issue of their players protesting during the anthem and will meet with their owners, players and the players association over the next few weeks to address the issue.
One way to do so would be to address the inequalities the players are protesting and extending the NFL's platform to help provide solutions. The league attaching its name to criminal justice reform would seem to be a step towards that effort.
In a memo in August, that idea along with a social awareness month akin to Breast Cancer Awareness month were among the many suggestions that Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and wide receiver Torrey Smith and retired wide receiver Anquan Boldin put forth.
Others including community outreach, meetings with local, state and federal leaders and various reforms such as decriminalizing poverty and reforming the bail system among others.
A resolution where the NFL supports in a real way fixing inequality in the U.S. while the players put the anthem controversy to bed by standing seems to be a solution the players could accept, as their protest would have led to real change in the status quo.
That was always their end goal.