My two-cents on the matter: The NFL’s relationship with problematic decisions and/or optics, have been a thing for a long time now.
Military flyovers1
Strictly IMO: player “draft” process resembles an auction
Predominantly black player base with white team ownership
“Redskins” as a team name for far longer than the public felt it acceptable
Entire league suffering from concussions2, life-altering injuries after retirement
History of team owners doing all kinds of problematic stuff, but keeping their jobs regardless
My problem here is that we’re talking commercial sports, an institution one could feasibly use as a refuge from politics. But we add rah-rah military back in, opening the door for nationalism, because screw all that.
There are lawsuits out regarding a possible cover-up (going back a long time) by the league in this area, as highlighted in recent news.
My two-cents on the matter: The NFL’s relationship with problematic decisions and/or optics, have been a thing for a long time now.