Roughly two years ago this week, NFL team owners approved, unanimously, an embarrassing policy that gave teams the power to fine players for not standing during the playing of the pregame national anthem as a protest to police brutality.
The league froze the policy about two months later after an immense public backlash, but in many ways, the damage was done. By pushing the legislation through in the first place, team owners failed to support the freedom of their players to bring awareness to a worthy cause that meant a great deal to them.
I bring up this piece of history to hold a mirror up to you, the reader, during these times of immense racial strife in our country.