The National Football League has created a social justice platform, Inspire Change, fulfilling a promised part of the league’s effort to calm the waters following last year’s national anthem protests by players.
The NFL announced the initiative Friday, emphasizing its commitment to education, economic development and community and police relations. The league will provide funding to grassroots organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Operation Hope, and will establish a digital learning curriculum for African-American history in 175 high schools.
The program was announced by the league and the Players Coalition, a group of players that claims to work for social justice, founded by Malcolm Jenkins and Anquan Boldin. But not every NFL baller is behind it.
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, Los Angeles Chargers tackle Russell Okung, and New York Giants safety Michael Thomas all withdrew from the group shortly after its founding, claiming they weren’t consulted.
The NFL announced the initiative Friday, emphasizing its commitment to education, economic development and community and police relations. The league will provide funding to grassroots organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Operation Hope, and will establish a digital learning curriculum for African-American history in 175 high schools.
The program was announced by the league and the Players Coalition, a group of players that claims to work for social justice, founded by Malcolm Jenkins and Anquan Boldin. But not every NFL baller is behind it.
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, Los Angeles Chargers tackle Russell Okung, and New York Giants safety Michael Thomas all withdrew from the group shortly after its founding, claiming they weren’t consulted.
- 1/12/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
There are three weeks left until the National Football League starts its regular season, and no resolution is in sight to the ongoing dispute over how players should conduct themselves during the playing of the national anthem.
The NFL and the NFL Players Association are allegedly negotiating the sticky issue, and while that’s happening, no players or teams are being penalized for demonstrations during the anthem. But the issue is far from quiet, as players continued protesting this week during the pre-season games, and one network that carries the games, ESPN, has said it will no longer televise the song’s performance.
While the negotiations presumably drag on, the usual national anthem protests continued by many of the player who previously engaged on the issue.
Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De’Vante Bausby both stayed in the tunnel leading to the field as the anthem played, while...
The NFL and the NFL Players Association are allegedly negotiating the sticky issue, and while that’s happening, no players or teams are being penalized for demonstrations during the anthem. But the issue is far from quiet, as players continued protesting this week during the pre-season games, and one network that carries the games, ESPN, has said it will no longer televise the song’s performance.
While the negotiations presumably drag on, the usual national anthem protests continued by many of the player who previously engaged on the issue.
Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De’Vante Bausby both stayed in the tunnel leading to the field as the anthem played, while...
- 8/19/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Todd Gurley wants All contracts to be guaranteed in the NFL ... and he says players might have to Strike in order to get 'em! It's been a heated debate for years -- with NFL players like Eric Winston saying they're so serious about making NFL deals more like the NBA and Mlb ... they're ready to call for a work stoppage to force owners to pay up. The current NFL collective bargaining agreement ends in 2021 --...
- 7/5/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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