Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said there is no need to urge Georgia Governor Nathan Deal not to sign an anti-gay bill that could jeopardize the city of Atlanta's chance of hosting the Super Bowl.
Speaking to ESPN.com's Tania Ganguli at the NFL owners meetings, Blank said his statement on Friday's denouncing House Bill 757 was enough of a message. The legislation aims to enable religious leaders to refuse to perform same sex-marriages and allow tax-funded groups to deny services to gay men and lesbians.
"I've already made my statement and I've communicated to the governor and his staff in that way,"Blank told Ganguli.