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Roger Goodell Offers Backhanded Apology To Colin Kaepernick: ‘We Had Invited Him In Several Times’

Tim Pearce
Roger Goodell Offers Backhanded Apology To Colin Kaepernick: ‘We Had Invited Him In Several Times’
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell offered a pseudo-apology to Colin Kaepernick on Monday for not engaging more with the former pro-football quarterback about kneeling for the anthem during the 2016-2017 season.

Goodell made the comments on an episode of former NFL player Emmanuel Acho’s online show “Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man.” Acho said that Goodell put out a “valuable message” in June when the commissioner claimed that the league had been wrong on its stance on kneeling for the national anthem before games.

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