Goodell on the National Anthem: ‘We Want All of Our Players Standing’

KERNEN I ve gone ░░░░░░░░ and forth on the ░░░░░░░░ and egg thing Without ░░░░░░░░ fans you don t ░░░░░░░░ football without the football ░░░░░░░░ that I mean there ░░░░░░░░ be no fans so ░░░░░░░░ s a chicken and ░░░░░░░░ thing But you have ░░░░░░░░ criticism probably from you ░░░░░░░░ cuddling the players you ░░░░░░░░ cuddling the owners you ░░░░░░░░ to take the long ░░░░░░░░ I would imagine You ░░░░░░░░ got some negotiations coming ░░░░░░░░ down the road with ░░░░░░░░ players You don t ░░░░░░░░ you don t want ░░░░░░░░ players to feel like ░░░░░░░░ re something other than ░░░░░░░░ I mean the owners ░░░░░░░░ t going to tell ░░░░░░░░ players what they absolutely ░░░░░░░░ to do because we ░░░░░░░░ have freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ everything else but is ░░░░░░░░ a way to walk ░░░░░░░░ line where you register ░░░░░░░░ protest just not during ░░░░░░░░ anthem Is that that ░░░░░░░░ sort of what some ░░░░░░░░ have come up with ░░░░░░░░ you can t can ░░░░░░░░ actually say don t ░░░░░░░░ it during the anthem ░░░░░░░░ then that s going ░░░░░░░░ say there are going ░░░░░░░░ be people that chafe ░░░░░░░░ that GOODELL Well Joe ░░░░░░░░ respect our players and ░░░░░░░░ ve had an incredible ░░░░░░░░ of dialogue between the ░░░░░░░░ and the owners the ░░░░░░░░ And we ve tried ░░░░░░░░ create a new platform ░░░░░░░░ that s what you ░░░░░░░░ seeing unfold over the ░░░░░░░░ several weeks and going ░░░░░░░░ that is going to ░░░░░░░░ them an opportunity and ░░░░░░░░ us to and highlight ░░░░░░░░ important work in the ░░░░░░░░ to make their communities ░░░░░░░░ And we think that ░░░░░░░░ going to serve That ░░░░░░░░ what the players really ░░░░░░░░ These are issues that ░░░░░░░░ want to address in ░░░░░░░░ communities and we want ░░░░░░░░ NFL support KERNEN And ░░░░░░░░ re still kneeling yesterday ░░░░░░░░ a few right GOODELL ░░░░░░░░ limited number And we ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ be able to address ░░░░░░░░ at some point crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ And eventually there will ░░░░░░░░ GOODELL We hope we ░░░░░░░░ to get we want ░░░░░░░░ our players stand KERNEN ░░░░░░░░ it will never be ░░░░░░░░ edict that says no ░░░░░░░░ during the or you ░░░░░░░░ stand during the anthem ░░░░░░░░ s not GOODELL I ░░░░░░░░ from our standpoint we ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ able to address this ░░░░░░░░ SORKIN I got one ░░░░░░░░ question for Lowell and ░░░░░░░░ final important question for ░░░░░░░░ Lowell Time Warner AT ░░░░░░░░ Disney Fox your take ░░░░░░░░ both MCADAM Well you ░░░░░░░░ you and I would ░░░░░░░░ bet Andrew I think ░░░░░░░░ and I talked about ░░░░░░░░ at Sun Valley I ░░░░░░░░ have bet that the ░░░░░░░░ T Time Warner deal ░░░░░░░░ get approved you know ░░░░░░░░ it s all up ░░░░░░░░ the air I think ░░░░░░░░ shadow is cast over ░░░░░░░░ media merger here Until ░░░░░░░░ s resolved I don ░░░░░░░░ think you can bet ░░░░░░░░ whether a Disney Fox ░░░░░░░░ anything else would get ░░░░░░░░ SORKIN Does that change ░░░░░░░░ own calculus in terms ░░░░░░░░ deal making MCADAM We ░░░░░░░░ been digitally focused for ░░░░░░░░ while and most of ░░░░░░░░ companies are there s ░░░░░░░░ overlap doesn t impact ░░░░░░░░ linear model and so ░░░░░░░░ think that s an ░░░░░░░░ path for us but ░░░░░░░░ s the one we ░░░░░░░░ be on regardless QUICK ░░░░░░░░ have a follow up ░░░░░░░░ to that From a ░░░░░░░░ standpoint and then from ░░░░░░░░ industry standpoint do you ░░░░░░░░ that AT T Time ░░░░░░░░ deal goes through MCADAM ░░░░░░░░ know I don t ░░░░░░░░ it matters to be ░░░░░░░░ They they certainly think ░░░░░░░░ will provide some competitive ░░░░░░░░ to them but from ░░░░░░░░ overall industry perspective I ░░░░░░░░ not it matters QUICK ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter if ░░░░░░░░ goes through or not ░░░░░░░░ through MCADAM If it ░░░░░░░░ through or doesn t ░░░░░░░░ through KERNEN So time ░░░░░░░░ hopefully commissioner but I ░░░░░░░░ wonder if it there ░░░░░░░░ ever be possible you ░░░░░░░░ t satisfy all the ░░░░░░░░ all the time It ░░░░░░░░ like there will be ░░░░░░░░ fans that are just ░░░░░░░░ that for example I ░░░░░░░░ the Army Navy game ░░░░░░░░ something got retweeted about ░░░░░░░░ one is kneeling for ░░░░░░░░ Army Navy game So ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ that are just upset ░░░░░░░░ that and there s ░░░░░░░░ to be players that ░░░░░░░░ they re not allowed ░░░░░░░░ express themselves about what ░░░░░░░░ see or society s ░░░░░░░░ they ll never be ░░░░░░░░ So you re never ░░░░░░░░ to it s not ░░░░░░░░ to be a perfect ░░░░░░░░ do not envy you ░░░░░░░░ do envy you actually ░░░░░░░░ saw your contract Laughter ░░░░░░░░ I but it is ░░░░░░░░ difficult to find a ░░░░░░░░ ground that satisfies everybody ░░░░░░░░ t it You GOODELL ░░░░░░░░ think that s true ░░░░░░░░ I think what you ░░░░░░░░ to do particularly when ░░░░░░░░ have 200 million fans ░░░░░░░░ Yeah GOODELL you know ░░░░░░░░ have different perspectives Our ░░░░░░░░ have different perspectives our ░░░░░░░░ have different perspectives I ░░░░░░░░ what we have been ░░░░░░░░ to demonstrate here though ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ for respect and understanding ░░░░░░░░ another and really truly ░░░░░░░░ the underlying issues so ░░░░░░░░ we can help address ░░░░░░░░ collectively and hopefully avoid ░░░░░░░░ kind of situations And ░░░░░░░░ s our hope Because ░░░░░░░░ want all our players ░░░░░░░░ We want all our ░░░░░░░░ standing.”