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The NFL keeps 'celebrating' MLK without acting on behalf of what he fought for

There was a lot of thought given on whether to even write this column.

Banging one's head against the wall isn't really enjoyable, and at this point, spotlighting the NFL's daft, performative behavior when it comes to any kind of civil rights issue is just that. The only thing club owners care about is money, not principle nor being good citizens.

But Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote, “Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifices, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertion and passionate concerns of dedicated individuals," so here we are.