I reckon the "shaking head thread is as good a place as any for this post.....
I have watched NFL football for many years....I get that the players in the NFL are, by almost any measure, employees of their respective teams. With most employee/ employer relationships, the employee works at the pleasure of the employer. The NFL is different in this respect: Average people cannot do the things most of them can do....they have a special set of skills that compels a large segment of the US population to tune in.
Putting aside the obscene amount of money involved on both sides, I must comment on the whole "National Anthem Controversy". Our president has inserted himself into what should be a purely NFL matter and stated that NFL players not "standing, hand on heart" ought to be suspended for a game for a first offense, then suspended for the remainder of the season for a second offense. Now, as a Caucasian guy, I cannot accurately comment on player motivations for kneeling during the anthem and will not attempt to. What I can say is that enforced patriotism is not only not true patriotism, it is a slap in the face of everyone who believes in the principals of freedom. 'Nuff said....comments?