The NFL will to a fund to "combat systemic racism and support the battle against injustices faced by African Americans," according to NFL Network's Judy Battista. Additionally, the league is willing to work with former NFL quarterback on social justice initiatives, according to a person familiar with the NFL's social justice program. "We wouldn't be where we are today without the work Colin and other players have led off," the person told Battista. "That is a key point here. We listened to our players. We needed to listen more, we needed to move faster. We heard them and Brian Dozier Jersey launched a social justice platform because of what Colin was protesting about."The players have always been an e sential piece of this effort and this campaign. It would be awesome to engage Colin on some of the work we are doing. He's doing real impactful work. Getting him in some way would be amazing for us. There's a lot of work to do to get to that point. We're certainly open and willing to do that."The NFL has made a concerted effort Wilmer Difo Jersey to join the conversation as it relates to racial inequality following the murder of George Floyd late last month. In , commi sioner Roger Goodell acknowledged that the NFL should have listened to the league's players earlier with regard to social injustices. He also encouraged peaceful protests while condemning racism and "the systematic oppre sion of black people."Many NFL teams, coaches and players have i sued statements on their various social media accounts condemning racism while also supporting the "black lives matter" movement. Several members of the NFL community, including Texans coach Bill O'Brien and pa s rusher J.J. Watt, , who called Houston home for most of his life.A dozen Kyle McGowin Jersey members of the . Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, which is where the protests began before spreading nationwide and then worldwide. Several NFL teams canceled their virtual meetings so that players would be able to either watch or attend Floyd's funeral.Prior to the NFL's quarter-billion commitment, several NFL stars, including quarterback , calling for the NFL to take action in the fight to end systemic racism."Enough is enough," Mahomes said earlier this month, . "We've got to do something about this. I'm ble sed to have this platform. Why not use it? ... We (need) to come together as players and show that we believe black lives matter. ... We need to be the role models to go out there and take that step."As it relates to Kaepernick, several players have recently lobbied that he should have an opportunity to resume his NFL career in 2020. Among those players was quarterback , who believes that the NFL's recent actions as it relates to social inequality . Kaepernick, who was the first NFL player to kneel Anibal Sanchez Jersey during the pregame playing of the national anthem, has not been on an NFL roster since 2017."I think the NFL referenced that they have made mistakes in terms of how they've handled peaceful protests and players voicing their opinions," Ryan said, via Mark Reynolds Jersey ESPN's Vaughn McClure. "I think they've recognized that they've made mistakes there. And as far as Colin being back in the league, I think he should have every opportunity to. He created awarene s for a situation that, it's taken some time, but people are becoming more active in terms of their response to it."I think, from that standpoint, his protest is being heard at this point, but it's taken too long. But I think he should have every opportunity to have a job and to have a spot at this point."