NFL commissioner, owners held unity meeting about future protests

Giants defensive captain Jonathan Casillas said Thursday that he was invited to a Tuesday night meeting at NFL headquarters where commissioner Roger Goodell, several owners including Giants co-owner John Mara, and other players discussed how best to proceed in a unified and productive manner with the league-wide protests during the national anthem and beyond.

Before Sunday’s Giants - Eagles game, Landon Collins, Olivier Vernon and Damon "Snacks" Harrison chose to kneel during the national anthem, while the team locked arms.

Protests were rejuvenated after President Donald Trump referred to those who knelt during the anthem as a “son of a b---h” over the weekend, and added that NFL owners should fire them.