The NFL is putting a quarter of a billion dollars where its mouth is.
Less than a week after Roger Goodell's video statement that the NFL was wrong to not listen closely during protests of racial inequities and police violence, and in which he declared that "Black Lives Matter" and promised to be part of change, the league on Thursday pledged $20 million for each of the next 10 years to fund what it says will "combat systemic racism and support the battle against the ongoing and historic injustices faced by African-Americans."
The NFL had already donated $44 million to social justice programs the past four years. The NFL said it will work with players to identify and work with programs that address criminal justice reform, police reform and economic and educational advancement.
