Russell Okung wasn’t required to take a red-eye flight from the West Coast so he could attend Tuesday’s unprecedented meeting between NFL players, owners and executives, but he felt it was his duty. He has filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion. Jones, who recently said he would bench players who didn’t stand for the anthem, was not part of the meeting with players at league headquarters. At the owners meeting later in the day, he told reporters he would comment on the situation later, but not at this time. In a joint statement, the NFL and NFL Players Assn.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 18, 2017 00:59 UTC