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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Jackson One ░░░░░░░░ the things you talked ░░░░░░░░ commissioner Goodell about also ░░░░░░░░ the NFL s role ░░░░░░░░ it comes to players ░░░░░░░░ league talking about racial ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ for folks a little ░░░░░░░░ of your exchange from ░░░░░░░░ commissioner on that TIRICO ░░░░░░░░ clip starts GOODELL You ░░░░░░░░ talk about so many ░░░░░░░░ that have happened to ░░░░░░░░ our country get to ░░░░░░░░ better place and sports ░░░░░░░░ been a big big ░░░░░░░░ on that TIRICO Um ░░░░░░░░ GOODELL And we re ░░░░░░░░ here to make political ░░░░░░░░ We re here to ░░░░░░░░ make our communities better ░░░░░░░░ ends Jackson How do ░░░░░░░░ think that s landing ░░░░░░░░ from players who want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that their ░░░░░░░░ are heard when it ░░░░░░░░ to social justice issues ░░░░░░░░ The league has stepped ░░░░░░░░ in terms of significantly ░░░░░░░░ to their player They ░░░░░░░░ t do a good ░░░░░░░░ four years ago with ░░░░░░░░ anthem and respecting the ░░░░░░░░ Kaepernick was trying to ░░░░░░░░ towards the conversation around ░░░░░░░░ country this spring and ░░░░░░░░ about police treatment of ░░░░░░░░ Americans about different things ░░░░░░░░ in communities and the ░░░░░░░░ is going to allow ░░░░░░░░ players more than ever ░░░░░░░░ have statements about it ░░░░░░░░ of the players coaches ░░░░░░░░ also have names of ░░░░░░░░ on the back of ░░░░░░░░ helmet for some of ░░░░░░░░ players to honor them ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ on the end of ░░░░░░░░ end zone end racism ░░░░░░░░ one end and we ░░░░░░░░ all in this on ░░░░░░░░ one So the league ░░░░░░░░ doing a lot to ░░░░░░░░ they said inspire change ░░░░░░░░ impact their communities Now ░░░░░░░░ will not be well ░░░░░░░░ by everyone Some folks ░░░░░░░░ their sports without political ░░░░░░░░ or with social conversations ░░░░░░░░ will be an interesting ░░░░░░░░ to play out over ░░░░░░░░ next few weeks You ░░░░░░░░ see it as you ░░░░░░░░ the national football league ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen it ░░░░░░░░ the NBA and other ░░░░░░░░ over the last few ░░░░░░░░ Jackson Yes This new ░░░░░░░░ from The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ shows support for athletes ░░░░░░░░ a more vocal stance ░░░░░░░░ that across the country ░░░░░░░░ want final thoughts your ░░░░░░░░ as you get ready ░░░░░░░░ cover a season that ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary I m sure ░░░░░░░░ one you ve covered ░░░░░░░░ recent memory TIRICO Or ░░░░░░░░ sport 100 years in ░░░░░░░░ national football league this ░░░░░░░░ be one of a ░░░░░░░░ like everything else we ░░░░░░░░ going through in life ░░░░░░░░ think this generation of ░░░░░░░░ that have cell phones ░░░░░░░░ have voices that are ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment rights ░░░░░░░░ in your hand in ░░░░░░░░ pocket You can get ░░░░░░░░ your phone and tweet ░░░░░░░░ or say something They ░░░░░░░░ more willing to have ░░░░░░░░ heard and not run ░░░░░░░░ from these things that ░░░░░░░░ how they ve seen ░░░░░░░░ folks treated is allowing ░░░░░░░░ to use their voice ░░░░░░░░ I think the leagues ░░░░░░░░ giving them the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ be people not just ░░░░░░░░ who we watch for ░░░░░░░░ how that plays out ░░░░░░░░ think we re months ░░░░░░░░ years away from finding ░░░░░░░░ out but we re ░░░░░░░░ supposed to listen a ░░░░░░░░ bit more and trying ░░░░░░░░ make the world better ░░░░░░░░ the listening to these ░░░░░░░░ hopefully can make some ░░░░░░░░ a little bit better ░░░░░░░░ they have.”