The intersection of professional sports and incendiary sociological issues is not going away. Another torch was lit last week in Charlotte after 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by Charlotte police during the department's search for another man who had a warrant for his arrest.
Lots of people will be watching Sunday to see whether quarterback Cam Newton or any of his Carolina Panthers teammates decide to symbolically protest during the national anthem by raising a fist or taking a knee as other NFL players, including a quartet of Eagles Monday night in Chicago, have done this season.