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NFL Putting Funds, Energy Behind New Social Justice Initiative

The NFL will put its marketing and lobbying apparatus behind the emerging social justice initiative the league is forming with players. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league would shortly create a working group of owners and players, split evenly, to oversee the initiative, which the NFL confirmed is worth roughly $89M. Eagles S Malcolm Jenkins, who is spearheading the Players Coalition, cited issues like juvenile incarceration, police accountability and racial equality as one players wanted to address. Jenkins and former NFLer Anquan Boldin spoke on the call.

Asked about players who had opted out of the coalition and said they would continue protesting during the national anthem, Jenkins said all players had the same goal and no one had been asked to stop protesting on return for the grant money. NFL Exec VP/Communications Joe Lockhart said owners do not have to vote on the new program. He added the NFL Foundation had already contributed $3M and a few million more this year would be forthcoming.

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