NFL encouraged players to protest peacefully last weekPresident equates kneeling during anthem with disrespectIf the
NFL thought the debate on peaceful
protests was over, it was mistaken.
Last week, amid widespread protests over
police brutality against black people, the league issued an apology for not listening to its players’ concerns over
racism in the
United States. In the statement, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league would now “encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest”.