NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will back players who decide to protest this season, regardless of public criticism.
He said: “We’re supporting our players. We recognize the issues that are going on in our communities. That’s a platform that we want to use to make change and we’re going to do that. We’re going to stand behind our players.”
The NBA, MLB and other sports leagues postponed games last month as players protested the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Goodell said the NFL is prepared for the possibility that the football season could be impacted by further boycotts over social justice issues: “There a lot of things that we’re planning for this season that create some uncertainty and we’re prepared to make the best decisions on behalf of the NFL, on behalf of our players, on behalf of our fans and our partners.”
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