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Doug Baldwin, Roger Goodell co-sign letter to Senate committee on criminal justice reform bill | The News Tribune

Doug Baldwin remains at the forefront pushing for criminal justice reform.

The NFL is making sure its commissioner signs on publicly with Baldwin’s push.

The Seahawks wide receiver who has been a consistent voice for change amid controversy this season and commissioner Roger Goodell co-signed a letter to a Senate judiciary committee considering legislation on criminal justice reform, the league announced Tuesday morning.

The letter to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the judiciary committee, and three of his congressional colleagues begins: “We are writing to offer the National Football League's full support for the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 (S.