MINNEAPOLIS -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell encouraged players to speak their minds on social issues Sunday in the wake of Colin Kaepernicks decision not to stand for the national anthem.While Goodell said he has not reached out to the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, he praised the shift of players activism from protests to progress.As Ive said before, I truly respect our players wanting to speak out and change the community, Goodell said at U.S. Bank Stadium before Sunday nights game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. We dont live in a perfect society. We want them to use that voice. Theyre moving from protests to progress and trying to make things happen in the communities, and I admire that about our players [being] willing to do that.Kaepernick, who initially said he was sitting during the anthem to raise awareness about the treatment of African-Americans in the U.S., knelt again before the 49ers game Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Players around the league have followed the quarterbacks lead in a number of different forms, whether kneeling during the anthem or locking arms as a team, like the Seattle Seahawks did before their season opener Sept. 11.Obviously, we want to respect people, Goodell said. We want to respect our differences. We want to reflect our flag and our country, and our players understand that. So I think where theyre moving and how theyre moving there is very productive, and were going to encourage that. Justin Turner Dodgers Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Joe Kelly Jersey . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. http://www.dodgerssale.com/dodgers-babe-herman-jersey/ . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. 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The Packers never quite looked like themselves until the frantic fourth quarter.But an 18-point deficit with 9:35 left was too much to overcome in a 31-26 loss on Sunday to the Colts.Indianapolis jumped on us from the first play and we frankly never got it back, coach Mike McCarthy said.The Packers (4-4) need to find answers quickly ahead of what could be a season-defining, three-game road swing starting next week at Tennessee. A team considered to be one of the top contenders in the NFC has a .500 record at midseason.Were 4-4. Played a lot of good football, thats the fact of the matter. But you are what your record is, McCarthy said.He felt his team had a great week of practice leading into Sundays game. Todmans return seemed to be a buzz-killer.The offense overcame a slow start with two touchdowns with a 4-plus minute span of the fourth quarter. Randall Cobbs 3-yard touchdown catch from Aaron Rodgers with 3:29 left got Green Bay within five.The Colts came up with two third-down conversions on the ensuing drive to put the game away.If only the Packers had more energy earlier in the game.You kind of felt it over the entire sideline. We didnt have the same kind of enthusiasm and encouragement that we had the previous two weeks, Rodgers said. So weve got to look deep in the mirror there, because thats just not acceptable.Safety HHa Ha Clinton-Dix had two interceptions in the first quarter, which the Packers turned into 10 points.dddddddddddd Rodgers found Jordy Nelson for a 26-yard touchdown pass at the end of the first quarter to make it 14-10.But Green Bay managed just 32 yards on nine plays on the next two series of the second quarter, with both drives ending in punts. The Colts ended the first half with an impressive 15-play, 91-yard drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Donte Moncrief for a 24-10 lead with 11 seconds left in the quarter.We got outplayed in the first half, big time, veteran right tackle Bryan Bulaga said. We just didnt play well enough and thats pretty much all I can say.Game notes Rodgers said he had his left foot stepped on pretty hard. I mean, thats a common frustration from time to time, just getting stepped on really badly. Its fine. ... Cobb, who was questionable for the game with a hamstring injury, did not play until the second half. I took a conservative approach with him. I was going to use him only when we needed him. Obviously, we needed him in the second half and he gave us everything hes got. Hopefully, he came out clean, McCarthy said. ... S Micah Hyde (shoulder) left the game in the fourth quarter. ... It was 68 degrees at kickoff, a record high for Green Bay and the warmest November home game for the Packers since 1959.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '