NFL to tackle protests as Trump decries 'disrespectful' players


FILE PHOTO: New Orleans Saints players kneel before standing for the American national anthem prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium, London, Middlesex, ENG, Oct 1, 2017. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - The National Football League will tackle criticism from President Donald Trump over players who protest racial discrimination by kneeling during the U.S. national anthem when league officials gather with team owners in New York for their autumn meeting this week.

Trump has continued to rail at the symbolic kneeling, which has only become more widespread since his first comments last month, saying as recently as Monday that players who do so should be suspended for insulting the country.

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