You knew there would be fallout from the NFL ruling against anthem kneelers, and it’s already beginning.
The Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive end says the NFL is just afraid of Trump:
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) May 23, 2018
My response to that is, “so what?”
Why can’t businessmen be free to say that they’re not going to participate in trashing the police, in a political demonstration that they don’t necessarily agree with? This is a free country – no one is stopping those players from speaking out, they just can’t do it while they’re on the job.
If they want to go home and stomp on the flag, or post videos about how racist the cops are, be my guest – there will be consequences for that too.
But, as I said before, this ruling almost assures that this issue will be dragged on and on and on during the season…