'We stand with the black community because Black Lives Matter,' the NFL wrote in a statement on Thursday
that it has donated $44 million to date in support of "hundreds of worthy organizations," acknowledging that "we can and need to do more." This year, the NFL said, it will pledge an "additional $20 million to these causes and we will accelerate efforts to highlight their critical work."
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