Report: Goodell to meet with small group of owners, players on anthem issue

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with a group of about 10 to 12 players and a number of team owners at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday to discuss the handling of the national anthem across the league, ESPN's Dan Graziano reports.

The group is not expected to discuss implementing a rule that would make it mandatory for players to stand for the national anthem, however, that matter will be addressed during scheduled owners meetings later in the day.

Instead, Goodell and the owners will seek to convince players there's no longer a need to kneel or sit during the national anthem as their protests have met their desired outcome.

"The best outcome would be to give players a reason not to kneel," a source informed Graziano.