whether you agree with him or not (and draft dodgers was an interesting attempt at an insult) if you believe in the players’ right to kneel you have to agree with his right to freedom of speech. that’s how it is in america. can’t cherry pick it is ok to have right to assemble if you are anti abortion but not if you…

lincoln was a large man and wrestled right? gerald ford played line at michigan?

so an NFL player was on the lake, wait he’s an NFL player. who cares what happened next. come on deadspin, all i wanna know is does he stand for the national anthem? kneel? sit on a cooler eating a banana? raise a fist? hand on his hear? i need details

if he had time to look for his knee, zero in, and tuck the crown of his helmet he had time to run through him or wrap up....looked dirty

ok but even if it registers with every white player and they all kneel for the national anthem.

only 1 dominican kid’s parents are there? it’s a shame big papi and a few other guys who made a hundred mil couldn’t get some sort of fundraiser started to send the parents

before i comment how old is aly?

wow morgan is pretty

i’m 37 year old white male. i give a damn and try to understand. i admit it is not always easy but i engage in constructive conversations to understand beyond my experiences and the region where i’ve spent my entire life.

i went with dunk.

i read the headline on the way to work (without sound) and thought “it can’t be that bad...these days people look for a reason to be offended” then i watched the video and that’s aweful.

doris burke is outstanding. no sarcasm no witty jokes just had to say while jeff van gundy is entertaining doris’ insight is tops in the business

i don’t think he should be punished or there should be a weekly “watch” as to who knealt who stood who had a hand over their ehart, etc.

i know there is a lot i don’t understand. i’m not sure anyone’s background alone exposes them to enough to understand every angle.

so serious question: if player A and player B both kneel during the anthem and player A flat out says it is to protest excessive force by police against african americans and player B says he takes those moments to pray or talk to his grandmother who has passed away or....does player b get the same backlash as player…

i didn’t mean to come across defensive. i’ve separately thanked aimlesszealot for a good, constructive response

yes, you make a lot of sense. thank you

understood. wasn’t trolling and i understand and what you’re saying makes sense

why does everyone take such exception to all lives matter? it is inclusive and doesn’t focus on any lives being more important than others. maybe i’m missing something but i could see the issue with say “white lives matter” but “all lives matter” seems to be a step up from the direction our country has been going

you can’t seriously believe trump won with white supremacists votes alone? there is not nearly enough to win a national election