Eleven owners and 13 players attended the meeting that lasted for several hours and was variously described as “positive” and “constructive,” but didn’t break any new ground on the protests that have seen players take a knee, sit or raise fists during pregame renditions of the national anthem to protest against racial inequality and police shootings of unarmed black men.

NPR’s Tom Goldman tells All Things Considered that there “were hopes Tuesday’s meeting would bring a resolution — players agreeing to stop or curtail the demonstrations, the league and team owners agreeing to address the players’ issues.” However, the meeting ended without that.

“We heard what they had to say and they heard us,” Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said. “It’s open talks and that’s a good thing.”