During the height of the national anthem courtesy in November, the NFL submitted a proposal that would earmark millions to causes considered important to African-American communities.

On Monday night, an agreement between the NFL and the socially conscious Players Coalition group to create a social-justice partnership based on that proposal was finally reached.

Although the exact terms of the deal have yet to be announced, the finalized partnership “dedicates close to $90 million for efforts and programs combating social inequality,” NFL Network’s Jim Trotter reported.

Under the terms of the partnership, players, teams and other NFL-related groups will partake in a new and expanded community improvement program.

Player protests during the anthem will be discussed at the league meetings in Atlanta this week, so it’s possible the partnership was announced as a way to convince players to agree to concessions on that issue.