Football players spend a lot of time in meetings that are typically mundane. This week Giants defensive captain Jonathan Casillas attended two that were extraordinary.
The first occurred Tuesday night, when he and team co-owner John Mara joined approximately 25 other NFL owners, players and executives — including commissioner Roger Goodell — at league headquarters in Manhattan to discuss what happened this past weekend during the national anthems that were played before the 16 games. The second was at the Giants’ facility Wednesday evening, Casillas and other leaders from the locker room met with Mara to talk about the same topic.