Goodell on His Plan to Display ‘End Racism’ in NFL Endzones: ‘Not Here to Make Political Statements’

JACKSON One of the ░░░░░░░░ you talked to Commissioner ░░░░░░░░ about also was the ░░░░░░░░ s role when it ░░░░░░░░ to players the league ░░░░░░░░ about racial injustice and ░░░░░░░░ want to play for ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ exchange from the commissioner ░░░░░░░░ that TIRICO Okay clip ░░░░░░░░ GOODELL You can talk ░░░░░░░░ so many things that ░░░░░░░░ happened to help our ░░░░░░░░ get to a better ░░░░░░░░ and sports has been ░░░░░░░░ big big influence on ░░░░░░░░ TIRICO Um hum GOODELL ░░░░░░░░ you know we re ░░░░░░░░ here to make political ░░░░░░░░ we re we re ░░░░░░░░ to help make our ░░░░░░░░ better clip ends JACKSON ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ landing Mike from players ░░░░░░░░ want to make sure ░░░░░░░░ their voices are heard ░░░░░░░░ it comes to social ░░░░░░░░ issues TIRICO Well the ░░░░░░░░ has stepped up Hallie ░░░░░░░░ in terms of listening ░░░░░░░░ their players which they ░░░░░░░░ even admitted they did ░░░░░░░░ do a good job ░░░░░░░░ years ago when Colin ░░░░░░░░ started with the anthem ░░░░░░░░ the focus was the ░░░░░░░░ and respecting the flag ░░░░░░░░ was trying to point ░░░░░░░░ the conversation we ve ░░░░░░░░ had around the country ░░░░░░░░ spring and summer about ░░░░░░░░ treatment of African Americans ░░░░░░░░ different things happening in ░░░░░░░░ and the league is ░░░░░░░░ to allow the players ░░░░░░░░ than ever to have ░░░░░░░░ about it Many of ░░░░░░░░ players coaches even officials ░░░░░░░░ going to have names ░░░░░░░░ victims on the back ░░░░░░░░ their helmet for some ░░░░░░░░ the players to honor ░░░░░░░░ There is going to ░░░░░░░░ painted on the end ░░░░░░░░ each end zone end ░░░░░░░░ on one end and ░░░░░░░░ re all in this ░░░░░░░░ another one So the ░░░░░░░░ is doing a lot ░░░░░░░░ as they said inspire ░░░░░░░░ and impact their communities ░░░░░░░░ that will not be ░░░░░░░░ received by everyone Some ░░░░░░░░ want their sports without ░░░░░░░░ conversation or with social ░░░░░░░░ That will be an ░░░░░░░░ reaction to play out ░░░░░░░░ the next few weeks ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ it as you watch ░░░░░░░░ National Football League as ░░░░░░░░ ve seen it in ░░░░░░░░ NBA and other sports ░░░░░░░░ the last few months ░░░░░░░░ Yeah This new post ░░░░░░░░ from The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ shows there is support ░░░░░░░░ athletes taking a more ░░░░░░░░ stance increasing support for ░░░░░░░░ doing that across the ░░░░░░░░ And I just want ░░░░░░░░ quickly Mike on final ░░░░░░░░ here your reflections as ░░░░░░░░ get ready to cover ░░░░░░░░ season that is frankly ░░░░░░░░ and I m sure ░░░░░░░░ one that you ve ░░░░░░░░ in recent memory TIRICO ░░░░░░░░ any sport I mean ░░░░░░░░ s been 100 years ░░░░░░░░ the National Football League ░░░░░░░░ 101 will be one ░░░░░░░░ a kind like everything ░░░░░░░░ we re going through ░░░░░░░░ life You know Hallie ░░░░░░░░ think this generation of ░░░░░░░░ that have cell phones ░░░░░░░░ have voices that are ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment rights ░░░░░░░░ in your hand now ░░░░░░░░ your pocket You can ░░░░░░░░ out your phone and ░░░░░░░░ something or say something ░░░░░░░░ think they re more ░░░░░░░░ to have voices heard ░░░░░░░░ not run away from ░░░░░░░░ things that plus how ░░░░░░░░ ve seen other folks ░░░░░░░░ is allowing them to ░░░░░░░░ their voice And I ░░░░░░░░ the leagues are giving ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to be ░░░░░░░░ not just players who ░░░░░░░░ watch for entertainment How ░░░░░░░░ plays out I think ░░░░░░░░ re months and years ░░░░░░░░ from finding that out ░░░░░░░░ hey we re all ░░░░░░░░ to listen a little ░░░░░░░░ more and try to ░░░░░░░░ the world better and ░░░░░░░░ listening to these players ░░░░░░░░ can make some communities ░░░░░░░░ little bit better than ░░░░░░░░ have been.”