In the wake of increased protests during the national anthem earlier in the season, the NFL has been making an effort to reach across the aisle and open a dialogue with players regarding social justice reform.
However, despite the recent owners-players meeting in New York, Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung remains unimpressed by the league's efforts and what he calls a lack of action.
"I am disappointed that further progress has not been reached on discussions with the league," said Okung, who was among the small group of active players to attend the first meeting with the NFL, and who's scheduled to attend the upcoming ones - but could skip them - according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
"NFL officials appear unmotivated and don't share the same sense of urgency," Okung added. "Increasingly, the meetings appear unproductive at best and disingenuous at worst. Furthermore, the ongoing disparagement of Colin Kaepernick is a factor needing remedy for the players and public to feel heard and for real progress to be made."
In summary, Okung is frustrated that the NFL is talking the talk, but supposedly not walking the walk.
"I thought there were concrete plans to help," he said. "To my dismay, that wasn't true at all. It's only remained as just talking. There hasn't been any action.
"It's disappointing, because any time the NFL says it cares about something, like breast cancer awareness, domestic violence, concussions, it comes out in force. So far we haven't seen that."
