“I can’t really tell you what people are going to do,” Ross said when asked if players would continue to protest. Protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement gathered outside the hotel where the owners were meeting. owners is a bunch of good old boys telling the players: Stay in your place,” he said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyGoodell said late Tuesday that the owners had not asked the players for a pledge to stop protesting during the anthem. He said the league and players would most likely meet again in the next two weeks.

Source: New York Times October 17, 2017 23:47 UTC