What will NFL do about Indiana religious freedom law controversy?

In one of the biggest weeks of their professional lives, the four Final Four college basketball coaches put out a joint statement condemning Indiana's controversial religious freedom law.

The NCAA, which will have the Final Four in Indianapolis over the next week, has already spoken out against the law, which critics say can allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers. The NBA, WNBA and NASCAR and many other voices inside the sporting world (such as Charles Barkley and USC athletic director Pat Haden) have spoken out as well.

So where's the NFL?

The only known public comment by the league so far has been by NFL spokesman Greg Aiello telling the Indianapolis Star, among other outlets, "We do not have a comment at this time. We are in the process of studying the law and its implications."

(UPDATE: NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy sent along the following statement: "Our policies emphasize tolerance and inclusiveness, and prohibit discrimination based on age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other improer standard. We are continuing to analyze the implications of the law.")

Indiana is a pretty important place for the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts, one of the NFL's best teams the past couple decades, plays there, as does one of the league's most marketable young stars, quarterback Andrew Luck. The NFL chose Indianapolis to host Super Bowl XLVI, and Indy was close to winning the bid for Super Bowl LII, though it went to Minneapolis. Indianapolis would surely be on a short list of potential Super Bowl hosts in the future. The NFL scouting combine, in which nearly 1,100 credentialed media, more than 300 players and hundreds of NFL coaches and executives spend money in the restaurants, bars and hotels for about a week, is in Indianapolis.

And, the NFL drives the bus in the sporting world. One well-crafted statement from the NFL would put more pressure on Gov. Mike Pence (who has said he wouldn't have supported the law if he believed it allowed discrimination) than the rest of the sports leagues combined. And, nothing yet.

For a league that put so much time and effort into presenting itself as a anti-discriminatory workplace as Michael Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted, it's a bit strange there hasn't even been a cursory statement. The league has been busy, with owners meetings last week, and let's trust that the NFL is looking into the law and plans to throw its weight around.

Because if the NFL chooses to condemn the law as the other pro organizations have, it will be heavy. Cyd Zeigler of OutSports.com called for the NFL to pull the combine out of Indianapolis. That's a good place for the league to start.

The NFL has positioned itself as a moral arbiter, for better or worse. The commissioner's office spent most of last season apologizing for not taking Ray Rice's domestic violence suspension seriously enough, for instance. There was fear that the NFL could move last season's Super Bowl out of Arizona over a religious-rights bill. That bill was vetoed by Gov. Jan Brewer. The NFL can't then sidestep a controversial issue like this one in Indiana, one of its most important states.

The NFL will say something, and it will likely be soon. There's a good chance it will coincide with its previous statements on tolerance and inclusiveness. Commissioner Roger Goodell has said before the NFL, via its platform, can create change in society with its actions. He has a chance to prove that now.

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