The NFL and NFL Players Association released a joint statement announcing that representatives from the league and the players union met Tuesday to discuss social activism by players.
"The NFL and NFLPA met today to discuss the important issue of social activism by NFL players," the statement read. "(Commissioner) Roger Goodell, (NFLPA executive director) DeMaurice Smith, Eric Winston, Robert Kraft, John Mara, Art Rooney and other player leaders engaged in a productive conversation. We are all committed to an ongoing dialogue."