Home Administration Trump hits NFL commissioner for defending players who protest Administration Trump hits NFL commissioner for defending players who protest By bseipel@thehill.com Brooke Seipel - September 23, 2017 30 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter Trump fired back NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after he defended football players who protest during the national anthem, tweeting that Goodell must “tell [players] to stand.””Roger Goodell of NFL just put out a statement trying to justify the…