Owners of Jets, Cowboys say NFL's message on concussions can be better

It's quite clear that there has been a mixed message sent from the NFL over the years about concussions.

Following another report that the NFL has tried to influence the findings of concussion and CTE research, a pair of team owners believe the league has to do a better job distributing the message that the NFL cares.

"You have to explain to mothers and people who watch football, they want to know that we’re doing our job and that we take this seriously," said New York Jets owner Woody Johnson on Tuesday, according to Pro Football Talk.

"We probably have done not a very good job (of convincing them). I think we can do better."

Johnson also added that he doesn't know whether people trust the league.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has regularly been one of the most outspoken voices in the league and believes the NFL needs to work together to present their message.

"I think where we are remiss, is making our case for what we are doing and our sensitivity regarding concussions and what we are doing," Jones said. "We need to say that more often, and we need to say it louder, and we need to not hurt it with being the wrong messenger.

"It doesn’t need to be self-serving, when at the end of the day it really is to make the game safer, make kids safer who play the game and benefit from playing the game. I think we need to say it better, we need to articulate it better and say it more often."