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NFL: ‘We were wrong’ to oppose players kneeling during national anthem

By Anthony Leonardi
Published June 6, 2020 12:34am ET
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NFL: ‘We were wrong’ to oppose players kneeling during national anthem
FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016 file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. In recent months, Colin Kaepernick has become comfortable with people knowing him as more than a laser-focused football player as he always previously preferred it. Perhaps, through the anthem protest and his emergence as an outspoken activist for minorities, Kaepernick has improved his image in the process. | (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized for the league’s position opposing players kneeling during the national anthem.

The NFL walked back the league’s position in a video statement Friday after expressing condolences to the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, later issuing a strong condemnation of racism.

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