Not that long ago the most popular sports league in the country couldn’t run fast enough from days like Tuesday, when players began talking about police brutality and social justice.
Think about how much has changed in the last year. Think about the NFL’s reaction to Colin Kaepernick, even last winter.
Then think about what unfolded in Allen Park Tuesday morning, when the Detroit Lions canceled practice, gathered to talk about the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, and quietly walked outside to the front of its headquarters in protest, carting a dry erase board offering these words:
“We won’t be silent.