By Ken Belson, The New York Times
The outbreak of civil unrest initiated by the death of George Floyd has brought about an unusual outpouring from players, coaches and officials in the NFL, which has wrestled publicly with issues of race and racism more than other leagues. In some instances, however, long-standing disputes about whether the league takes the issue seriously enough have been rekindled.
For several years, discussions about race in the NFL have largely focused on Colin Kaepernick and the kneeling campaign he began to raise awareness of previous bouts of racial injustice and brutality toward African American people at the hands of the police.