Four NFL players and NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent requesting that the league help in creating an awarene s month for racial equality and criminal justice reform, similar to the league-run awarene s months for breast cancer and the American military services. The memo, which was obtained by Yahoo! Sports, was sent to Goodell and Vincent by defensive end , safety , Eagles wide receiver , and retired wide receiver Anquan Boldin."As players whom have been advocating for social justice for the past year, we appreciate the opportunity to engage with you, the Bo Jackson Jersey league, owners, coaches and GMs to make our communities stronger," the memo reads. "As we shared with you, the silence following our individual and collective demonstrations around the national anthem to raise awarene s to racial inequality and i sues surrounding criminal justice reform has been met with inconsistencies in pre s coverage and perceived lack of support."For that reason, the players requested that the league help raise awarene s to those i sues, detailing both the efforts they and other players have already taken to do so on their own, as well as a plan for how the league, individual teams, and players can raise awarene s in the future."To counter the vast amount of pre s attention being referred to as the 'national anthem protests' versus the large amount of gra s roots work that many players around the league have invested their time and resources, we would like to request a league-wide initiative that would include a month dedicated to a campaign initiative and related events," the memo reads. "Similarly to what the league already implements for breast cancer awarene s, honoring military, etc, we would Marquel Lee Jersey like November to serve as a month of Unity for individual teams to engage and impact the community in their market." The players also laid out a timeline for when and how to implement this plan during the 2017 season (the memo was sent in August): Week of August 21st Conference Call with Players Coalition Leaders with all Owners/Coaches/GMs who have expre sed interest. Agenda to follow with more detailed information regarding involvement Week of August 25-Sept 5 Participation in Listen Learn Tour September 1-2 Optional Participation Denzel Perryman Jersey in Philadelphia ( hosted event, meetings and filming se sion for PSAs) Week of September 4 Commitment from Owners/Coaches/GMs. Participation in Development of Announcement/PR Exclusive September 9 Announcement of Owners/Players Support going into Opening Day Week of September 10 Additional Conference Call with Fall TimelineAccording to Yahoo!, the memo was sent "in an effort to move player activism into a progre sive direction." Bennett, Jenkins, Smith, and Boldin responded by asking the NFL for direct support in their efforts to raise awarene s of racial inequality and the need for criminal justice reform."To be clear, we are asking for your support," the memo reads. "We appreciate your acknowledgement on the call regarding the clear distinction between support and permi sion. For us, support means: bear all or part of the weight of; hold up; give a sistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act. We need support, collaboration and partnerships to achieve our goal of strengthening the community. There are a variety of ways for you to get involved. Similar to the model we have in place for players to get involved, there are three tiers of engagement based on your comfort level.To start, we appreciate your agreement on making this an immediate priority. In your words, from Protest to Progre s, we need action. This would entail you and other interested owners, coaches and GM's participating in a Listen Learn tour (a one/two-day tour) to gain the same knowledge and Robert Jackson Jersey understanding of the i sues and impact on the community. This would include a prison tour, meetings with gra s-roots organizations, policy makers/non-profit leaders, police, families in the community and formerly incarcerated individuals."To avoid the league or teams having to be "policy experts," the players also offered to provide guidance and talking points for me saging, as well as updates and shared communications on the awarene s efforts being undertaken.The four players who sent the memo have all been active in raising awarene s for these i sues already. Bennett and Jenkins are among players that have been participating in national anthem demonstrations. Bennett wrote a book discu sing social i sues and has been involved with other awarene s campaigns, while Jenkins has participated in police ride-alongs and (who said he retired to Johnathan Abram Jersey spend more time focusing on humanitarian work) outlining the reasons why players are protesting during the anthem. Smith has been outspoken on Twitter and other social media, and has also raised money through a non-profit organization.
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