NFL players tell Congress to act on criminal justice reform, community policing

A group of current and former NFL players visited Congress Thursday to tell them — again — to act on criminal justice reform and community policing. Led by Anquan Boldin, players Malcolm Jenkins, Johnson Bademosi and Donte Stallworth told a forum on Capitol Hill why the issues are still pressing. "The community I come from wants and needs to know that they are being heard. We want to make sure that you, that those in position to bring positive change, understand the things that we as an African-American community are going through," Boldin said. Though Jenkins said they met with both Republicans and Democrats, there were no Republicans in attendance at Thursday's forum. In addition, there were no white members in attendance — only Reps. John Conyers (Michigan), Elijah Cummings (Maryland), Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas), Williams Lacy Clay (Missouri), Cedric Richmond (Louisiana) and Brenda Lawrence (Michigan).