The NFL will formally endorse a bill proposed in Congress to reduce the nation’s prison population, a league spokesman told reporters Monday.
The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, proposed by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), aims to reduce federal prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders.
“This in an issue over the last several months that we continue to work with our players ... on issues of equality and criminal justice reform,” NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said. “We thought it was appropriate to lend our support to it.”
The announcement comes one day before NFL owners and players are set to meet at the league’s headquarters to address players’ ongoing protests.