POTUS has once again weighed-in on the recent spate of protests during the anthem to capitalize on what he clearly thinks is a winning political issue. Trump threatened not to watch the NBA, and pres…
Some not very good news on the grievance front for Eric Reid as the arbitrator, Shyam Das, denied his claim against the Cincinnati Bengals who’d questioned Reid about his kneeling intentions during a…
Over the past few days, the news has been awash with excellent articles detailing October 16, 2018's noteworthy place in sports, political, and protest lore--the 50th anniversary of Tommie Smith and J…
As the saying goes, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Reports are emerging that the NFL will not implement its draconian, plantation mentality national anthem policy. The NFL initially place…
The reactionary NFL is at it again as it attempts to do damage control as a result of Jerry Jones's plantation master comments on the national anthem. Jerry's declaration that his players will have th…
It is truly a travesty that any Black man would play football for the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones is probably the most outspoken of all NFL owners, and also the most overt in manifesting his plantati…
The various positions being staked out by owners on implementation of the new NFL national anthem policy is a contrast in understanding the big picture. At the end of the day, players should be allow…
For all of its hand-wringing and generally poor handling of national anthem controversy since protests began in 2016, the NFLPA seems to be slowly righting the ship. The union has filed a grievance a…
Several players responded to POTUS' clueless and disingenuous "request" that players provide him names of individuals whom they feel had been unjustly imprisoned to pardon. In an OP-ED piece, Doug Ba…
This gesture by President Trump, which is largely politically and designed to paint players into a corner, misses the point. As noted previously on this website, whether an individual decides to stan…