Malcolm Jenkins, Torrey Smith, and Anquan Boldin invited Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to meet with and listen to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, grassroots organizations, policy leaders, and public defenders in the city on September 12. Jenkins and Smith, along with Rodney McLeod and Chris Long – who also attended the meetings – are members of the Players Coalition, which focuses its work on criminal justice reform.
Lurie saw the invitation as an opportunity to learn firsthand about how his players are getting involved with social injustice reform work in the community. It was important to Lurie to spend time gaining perspective and insight on the issues that members of the Players Coalition are trying to draw attention to with protests during the national anthem at NFL games.
The agenda included meetings with Ross, grassroots activists from Why Not Prosper, The Center for Returning Citizens, Mothers in Charge, Frontline Dads, ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice, Youth Sentencing and Re-Entry Project, and the Restorative Justice Program – Mural Arts Philadelphia. In addition, the group attended bail bond hearings and discussed bail bond reform with Defender Association of Philadelphia.
Chairman and CEO Jeffery Lurie, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and Eagles Malcolm Jenkins, Torrey Smith, Rodney McLeod, and Chris Long met with Philadelphia officials to gain perspective on criminal justice reform.
The day included meetings with Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr., grassroots activists from Why Not Prosper, The Center for Returning Citizens, Mothers in Charge, Frontline Dads, ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice, Youth Sentencing and Re-Entry Project, and the Restorative Justice Program – Mural Arts Philadelphia. In addition, the group attended bail bond hearings and discussed bail bond reform with Defender Association of Philadelphia.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell meets Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr.
Malcolm Jenkins speaks to Ross Jr. and Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffery Lurie at the Philadelphia Police Department.
Reuben Jones, executive director of Frontline Dads, shares his thoughts with Goodell, Lurie, Jenkins and many others at Why Not Prosper.
Lurie sits next to Jondhi Harrell, founder and executive director of The Center for Returning Citizens.
From left: Russell Craig, director of Restorative Justice Program of Mural Arts Philadelphia, Ann Schwartzman, former executive director of PA Prison Society, Lurie, Harrell and Goodell at Why Not Prosper.
Torrey Smith listens to Reverend Michelle Simmons, founder and CEO of Why Not Prosper.
Jeffery Lurie listens in on the discussion.
Jenkins speaks before the Defenders Association of Philadelphia.
Chris Long weighs in on the need for reform.
Rodney McLeod listens intently during one of the roundtable discussions.
McLeod, Jenkins, and Lurie take notes during the discussion.
Jenkins and Goodell at the Defenders Association of Philadelphia.
Jenkins, Goodell, and Board President of Defender Association of Philadelphia David Rudovsky.
From right: Chris Long, McLeod, Jenkins, Lurie, Goodell and Smith discussing ideas at the NovaCare Complex.
Lurie learning firsthand about how his players are getting involved in the community.
Harrell and Goodell exchange conversation at the roundtable.
Goodell and Jones at the roundtable discussion at Why Not Prosper.
Jenkins and Goodell at the Defenders Association of Philadelphia.
Lurie discusses his thoughts on social injustice reform taking place in Philadelphia.
