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The Latest: NFL commissioner calls Trump remarks ‘divisive’

FILE - In this July 30, 2017, file photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell listens at a fan forum with Baltimore Ravens fans before at the Ravens' NFL football training practice in Baltimore. A group of current and former NFL players has asked Goodell for the league's support for their campaign for racial equality and criminal justice reform. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
FILE - In this July 30, 2017, file photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell listens at a fan forum with Baltimore Ravens fans before at the Ravens' NFL football training practice in Baltimore. A group of current and former NFL players has asked Goodell for the league's support for their campaign for racial equality and criminal justice reform. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump’s remarks about pro football (all times local):

10:10 a.m.

The commissioner of the National Football League says President Donald Trump’s comments about players who kneel during the national anthem are “divisive” and show an “unfortunate lack of respect.”

Trump said during a speech Friday night that NFL owners should fire players who kneel during “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Several athletes, including a handful of NFL players, have refused to stand to protest treatment of blacks by police.