For a brief moment, it looked like America would have an opportunity to witness a real leader. The kind of guy who — hearing about poverty and human suffering on an island in the Caribbean, among people who look nothing like him — hops on a plane, uses his fame and celebrity to raise funds and thus makes the world a little bit better.
But Carson Wentz won’t be going to the White House today, nor will any of his teammates on the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
And, in a weird way, that’s kind of a shame.