NFL Commissioner Issues Statement To Players On The National Anthem

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Issues Statement To Players On The National Anthem

Goodell should have said this long before now. The fact that he’s finally doing it proves the NFL is scared of what this is doing to their brand. They should be worried.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has spoken out on the National Anthem issue and some of the players probably aren’t going to like what he said.

He expects people to stand.

ESPN reports:

Roger Goodell sends letter to NFL teams, wants players to stand during anthem

The NFL has developed a plan to “move past” its ongoing debate about player protests during the national anthem and could enact it next week, commissioner Roger Goodell wrote Tuesday in a letter to all 32 teams.

Goodell made it clear in the letter, obtained by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, that he wants players to stand during the anthem. He did not provide specifics on how he intends to ensure it, but he wrote that it would “include such elements as an in-season platform to promote the work of our players on these core issues.”

The issue will be discussed, and likely acted upon, during the NFL’s regularly-scheduled fall meetings on Oct. 17-18.

In the letter, Goodell said he wanted to end the controversy by agreeing on a uniform approach for all teams.

“Like many of our fans,” Goodell wrote, “we believe that everyone should stand for the national anthem. It is an important moment in our game. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us.


http://americanlookout.com/nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell-issues-statement-to-players-on-the-national-anthem/

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Too late, commissioner, you're not sticking that genie back in the bottle.