Popovich called the NFL owners who donated to Trump hypocritical.
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich believes NFL commissioner Roger Goodell “folded” when President Donald Trump criticized players kneeling to protest police brutality during the national anthem. As for any credit to the league for now finally saying that black lives matter in a league statement? He’s not sure about that.
Popovich calls out Goodell: ‘Flag is irrelevant’Popovich criticized Goodell for waiting until last week to say that black lives matter and realizing publicly that quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest was never about the flag. Goodell said in a statement the league was “wrong” on handling player protests — it fined players who did — a day after players released a powerful video asking him to say the words. “A smart man is running the N.F.L.
Kaepernick has long maintained it was never about the flag, and that has come into broader daylight after controversial comments by Drew Brees. Brees has since apologized twice for equating the protest to the flag and a lack of patriotism. NFL defensive end Michael Bennett said as much earlier this week, saying if an owner supports Trump then his letter about racial equality is “null and void.”
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