The Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans will start the start of the NFL season Thursday night as players apparently prepare to make a joint demonstration protesting racial oppression before the start of the video game.
Both sides went over the matter and one possibility included both groups staying in the locker room during the national anthem, the NFL Network reported Thursday.
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Team leaders, consisting of Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, Kenny Stills and Michael Thomas, have been associated with those discussions however, according to the report, the strategies remain “fluid.”.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated late last month that he plans to support any players decision to protest during the nationwide anthem after he released an apology in June for the leagues handling of Colin Kaepernicks initial demonstrations in 2016.
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” We, the National Football League, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black people. We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL gamers previously, and motivate all to speak up and peacefully demonstration,” he stated at the time.
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