Reid started the protests against systemic racism and police mistreatment of African-Americans with Colin Kaepernick, over a year ago. No, not the part where the owners still hate Kaepernick, though that still says so much. Because if you are an NFL player, here are the facts: You still don’t get guaranteed contracts. And no matter how well they do it, some owners will always get their names wrong, get the facts wrong. The NFL is trying to navigate something no less explosive and fraught than race itself and, like the country, some owners simply cannot be meaningfully reached.

Source: thestar October 27, 2017 22:14 UTC