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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Issues Statement on George Floyd's Death

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement in response to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes Monday in Minneapolis.

Goodell joined a chorus of people from the sports world who have issued public statements and remarks in recent days, including Los Angeles Lakers guard/forward LeBron James, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and tennis star Sloane Stephens.

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