Goodell trying to 'pacify' NFL owners over anthem protests: Lou Holtz
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NFL’s Roger Goodell doesn’t want to upset owners: Lou Holtz
Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz reacts to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell saying the league will not change its national anthem policy.
Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz on Thursday said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision to not make any rule changes related to the national anthem is in the best interest of the league.
“All he is trying to do is pacify the owners,” Holtz told FOX Business’ Elizabeth MacDonald. “He is not making a statement [on] anything except what’s in the best interest of the league as he feels at the present time.”
After this week’s meeting on the national anthem protests, free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick fired back at Goodell without uttering a word.
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AdvertisementKaepernick, who’s been mostly silent since becoming an NFL free agent, took to social media by re-tweeting a post aimed at the NFL commissioner.
GOODDELL AND HIS AVOIDANCE OF POLICE KILLING UNARMED BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IS AN EXTENSION OF THE COOPTING/ERASURE OF KAEPERNICK’S CAUSE. https://t.co/O4ROz0g9GfOctober 18, 2017
Holtz said the gridiron should not be the place to express your social grievances and that NFL players should stand for the national anthem.
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