Eagles defensive lineman Chris Long and team owner Jeffrey Lurie participated in a confidential meeting last fall, according to the New York Times, in which NFL players, owners and executives discussed ongoing protests during the national anthem – a conversation that evolved into a debate about why former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wasn’t in the league.
“If he was on a roster right now, all this negativeness and divisiveness could be turned into a positive,” the Times, which obtained a recording of the three-hour meeting held in New York in October, quotes Long as saying.
“We all agree in this room as players that he should be on a roster,” he said.