The National Football League released a statement Wednesday morning saying a tweet by United States President Donald Trump mischaracterized NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's stance on players protesting during the American national anthem.
Trump praised Goodell for "demanding" players no longer kneel during the anthem:
Adam Schefter of ESPN passed along the league's response to that post:
"Commentary this morning about the Commissioner's position on the Anthem is not accurate. As we said yesterday, there will be a discussion of these issues at the owners meeting next week. The NFL is doing the hard work of trying to move from protest to progress, working to bring people together.