Takeaways from NFL’s kneel summit

THE OWNER of the Buffalo Bills thinks the NFL needs a representative, preferably a black player, to smooth things over with people who have a problem with anthem protests.

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair called on players to “ask your compadres, fellas, stop that other business,” in reference to the protests Colin Kaepernick started two years ago.

These are just two of the most shocking revelations to come out of an audio recording of last year’s summit between 30 NFL players and owners obtained by the New York Times. The three-hour meeting took place in New York about a month after President Trump blasted demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice during the national anthem and called kneeling NFL players “sons of bitches.”

“Let’s make sure that we keep this confidential,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the start of the meeting.

Here are the six biggest takeaways from the meeting.