'Even given caught-on-video events of recent months... there’s still a segment of this world that can’t fathom the NFL stage as an ideal place to make a social statement,' writes Jarrett Bell for usatodaysports.
What a shame. The episode also underscores why players kneel and why they must continue to kneel as a symbolic gesture that complements specific action items.
Some teams, including Miami, Green Bay and Jacksonville, have decided not to show up for the anthem at all, staying back in the locker room rather than fueling additional layers of messaging. It's a sign of the times, NFL 2020. Still, more of Goodell’s bosses have evolved to some degree. Colts owner Jim Irsay, for example, has gone from publicly denouncing anthem protests to using his popular platform on Twitter to set the record straight for some who need to hear it.
Meanwhile, NFL players are now allowed to place decals on the back of their helmets to honor victims of racially charged and/or police violence. And the league is decorating fields with messages stenciled into the end zone, including, “End Racism” and “It Takes All Of Us.”
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