The NFL established an $89 million fund for social justice causes to mitigate player protests, a move led by Malcolm Jenkins and the Players Coalition. This created a rift between Jenkins and the faction led by Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick, who accused the coalition of hijacking the movement and abandoning Kaepernick. Critics like Josh Norman questioned why Kaepernick did not speak for himself during these negotiations, while Reid remained his primary vocal defender.