This NFL owner's words stirred a pot that was already boiling

Just when you think the cultural battle over ongoing national anthem protests by NFL players couldn’t get any more incendiary, Houston Texans owner Bob McNair found a way to stoke some more fires during a meeting with other owners, league officials, and players.

According to a deep-dive into the meeting from ESPN, McNair, speaking in support of other owners who opposed the protests, said, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison.”

This, of course, is not a very sensitive thing to say given the context of the protests: started by Colin Kaepernick as a means of protesting the police-involved killings of unarmed black men, continued by a group of mostly black players, facing criticism and pressure from a group of mostly white owners concerned about their bottom line. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | This NFL owner's words stirred a pot that was already boiling