
onors the agreement in principle. To call the deal a sellout or suggest that because it is a drop in the bu…able and continue to protest these systemic issues while the NFL honors the agreement in principle. To call the deal a sellout or suggest that because it is a drop in the bucket of the NFL’s profits therefore it’s no good seems shortsighted and dismissive of the climate Black and Brown people face in this country AND how limited resources are to support work to push back against this climate.
…d think the owners and league suddenly cared about what is happening in communities of color? Sure. But will I maximize a PR effort to help out these communities in ways they had not been helped before by a league that previously didn’t care to help these places out? Absolutely.
…s in this working group seemingly did was use their stage to extract some support for those causes. What matters is the combination of my ideals and the reality of big business disguised as big non-profit. The NFL is an entertainment entity with no obligation to engage with social issues. What Kaepernick…