Goodell: I Understand How Our Fans Feel About the Flag and We Feel the Same Way

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REPORTER: "Would you agree that the image is suffering because of it?"
GOODELL: "I understand the way our fans feel about issue and we feel the same way, about importance the flag, about importance of patriotism. And I believe our players feel that way. They will state to you, and they have stated to everyone publicly, they’re not doing this in any way to be disrespectful to the flag but they also understand how it is being interpreted. That is why we’re trying to deal with those underlying issues."