By Stephen BarryNFL owners are considering slapping penalties on teams with players protesting during the American national anthem, reports say. Owners have been meeting to discuss a number of issues, most notably the anthem protests, which have been fiercely criticised by US President Donald Trump. One proposal mooted, according to Sports Illustrated's MMQB, was that teams with players kneeling during the anthem receive 15-yard penalties. They allege that NFL teams colluded to keep them unemployed. Last November, the NFL pledged $89m to social justice causes considered important to African-American communities over seven years as part of discussions over the anthem protests.

Source: Evening echo May 23, 2018 15:22 UTC