Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner, attended the NFL Fall meeting to bring about a commitment to working with players to address the issues of social justice.
Members of the NFL Players Association in attendance stated, “NFL executives and owners joined NFLPA executives and player leaders to review and discuss plans to utilize our platform to promote equality and effectuate positive change.”
Another meeting will commence in possibly two weeks, to continue the discussion of how the NFL will strive to make a difference in the community and around the world.
NFL Meeting Attendees
LEGEND: Anquan Boldin INDIANAPOLIS: Darius Butler LA CHARGERS: Russell Okung MIAMI: Kenny Stills, Julius Thomas, Michael Thomas NY GIANTS: Mark Herzlich NY JETS: Kelvin Beachum, Demario Davis PHILADELPHIA: Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Long SAN FRANCISCO: Eric Reid WASHINGTON: Josh Norman
NFLPA
DeMaurice Smith
Eric Winston
Don Davis
NFL
Roger Goodell
Troy Vincent
CLUBS
ARIZONA: Michael Bidwill
ATLANTA: Arthur Blank
BUFFALO: Terry Pegula
HOUSTON: Robert McNair
JACKSONVILLE: Shad Khan
MIAMI: Stephen Ross
NEW ENGLAND: Robert Kraft
NY GIANTS: John Mara
PITTSBURGH: Art Rooney, PHILADELPHIA: Jeffrey Lurie
SAN FRANCISCO: Jed York
As a beginning step to place the NFL’s commitment in action, Doug Baldwin, Jr. of the Seattle Seahawks and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter on October 16, 2017 to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 (S. 1917). View the letter below for details about this initiative.
Source: National Football League