WOW. On the NFL website, no less. They have officially grasped this bottle of nitroglycerine with both hands and are running with it.
I think Mr. Chadiha has exhausted his overdraft of cliches.
Just for fun, a still-partial list of cliches from this writer who is absolutely stealing his salary or fee from the NFL.
follow his lead
bringing attention to
dialogue and debate
a new conversation about race in our society
we live in a country that’s become so divided
secular religion
the person who lit the fuse
take a stand around issues of social and political relevance*
You can’t just stand silent as these circumstances are evolving and developing*
use that tremendous megaphone*
pain that plagues his own family
Ali was buried as a saint (he was?!?!)
on the right side of history
*to be accurate, these marked lines are from quotes in the piece from Harry Edwards, a charlatan and a race hustler hiding behind his guilt-trip Stanford (!) tenure. He is the so-called intellectual face of black activism who has been plunking the same tune out on his one-string guitar since the 60s.