Via Ace of Spades
Well these players have a right to express themselves -- so long as it pushes the Social Justice Warrior line.
If it pushes any other line -- like Dallas' proposed sticker to show solidarity with the assassinated cops -- well, that's another story altogether.
A couple of police union officials said they'd pay the player's fine if he wore the cleats and the NFL fined him:
We want him to wear the cleats and we'll pay the fine. He [Williamson] was absolutely doing a great thing and the NFL is threatening with a fine? When is Godell going to recognize what his fan base is?
Here's a player honoring those who died on 9/11 with a pair of cleats that he had made up himself. It's not like he's kneeling during the national anthem or anything, Colligan said, a reference to the controversial decision by San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick not to stand during the national anthem.
Did the NFL's threat work?
Well, that's the silver lining.
Williamson wore the cleats.
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