Racism: "We were wrong not to listen to the players", regrets the boss of the NFL

Professional football boss Roger Goodell apologized on Friday for failing to listen to players calling on the court to condemn racism and support the protests after George Floyd's death. “It was a difficult time for our country. In particular, for black people in our country. We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of blacks. We the NFL admit that we were wrong not to have listened to the players in the league earlier. We the NFL encourage everyone to speak out and protest peacefully, ”said Goodell in a post on social media. "We, the NFL, believe that the lives of blacks matter," he added with the slogan Black Lives Matter. This intervention follows criticism of the league for its reaction on Saturday, several days after the May 25 drama in Minneapolis, where it made no reference to racism or police brutality. George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American, died after being arrested by a white police officer, who supported a knee on his neck for more than eight minutes. This Thursday, several NFL stars, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes, winner of the last Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, and Odell Beckham Jr, receiver of the Cleveland Browns, published a video in which they demanded that the proceedings condemn racist violence and supports the protests. “How many times do we have to ask you to listen to your players?” Asks Tyrann Mathieu (Chiefs). "What should be?" continues DeAndre Hopkins (Arizona Cardinals), “so that one of us is murdered by police brutality?” adds Jarvis Landry (Browns).

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