The owners kept returning to one bottom-line issue: Large numbers of fans and sponsors had become angry about the protests. The meeting concluded with some participants saying how positive the session had been, and how they would all keep talking. “We could say simply, today we had a reset, and the players’ issues are our issues, and we recognize them and will work together,” Ross said. 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. We agreed that these are common issues and pledged to meet again to continue this work together.”

Source: New York Times April 25, 2018 16:03 UTC