For a long time, politics have crept into sports from time to time, but the amount it has happened in the past year has been unprecedented. With Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem protest last season coupled with a polarizing president in the White House, athletes have become more and more political with their platforms.
With Kaepernick currently out of the league (and has also said he will no longer take a knee), the protests have continued during the preseason with Marshawn Lynch and Michael Bennett.
Current University of Illinois (and former Chicago Bears) head coach Lovie Smith was recently a guest with Steve Torre on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio and was asked about his stance on these protests.