NFL players, owners hold 'constructive' talks on issues
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October 18, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL players and owners met Tuesday to discuss social issues, a session Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross called "constructive" and Colts defensive back Darius Butler termed "positive."
A group of 11 owners and more than a dozen players met at the league's headquarters. Among the topics discussed was enhancing the players' platforms for speaking out on social issues.
"We heard what they had to say and they heard us," Ross said. "It's open talks and that's a good thing."
Ross said the NFL's policy on the national anthem "did not come up." That policy states that the players "shou...
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