NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — The annual National Football League owners meeting usually has some high-priority issues that need to be discussed but this year seems a little different.
NFL players and owners met Tuesday to discuss social issues, a session Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross called “constructive.”
A group of 11 owners and more than a dozen players met at the league’s headquarters. Among the topics discussed was enhancing the players’ platforms for speaking out on social issues.
“We heard what they had to say and they heard us,” Ross said. “It’s open talks and that’s a good thing.