Celebrating Jim Brown the way Roger Goodell and the NFL did Thursday night makes those who don’t know his whole history, and maybe even some who do, believe he is someone to emulate rather than a cautionary tale, nrarmour writes.
, what affect it should have on his legacy.
This isn’t about the award itself – though Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith would seem to be a more appropriate choice for this one. The NFL could even have noted the work Brown has done for civil rights if it felt it must.
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