Oh, please. What was the knee for then? If it was anything at all political, then you just don't get the problem:
We do *not* want politics shoved gratuitously in our faces before, during, or after a sports game.
You want to make a political statement? Then do it on your own time! Not during a sports game which you sell to me as entertainment.
YOUR POLITICAL SPEECH IS NOT ENTERTAINMENT TO ME!
These multi-millionaire players have *many* more forums for expression than all of us rank-and-file guys; so they're not being cheated of their First Amendment rights when we say Shut The F**k Up And Play! And we do not have to Shut the F**k Up and Watch.
“YOUR POLITICAL SPEECH IS NOT ENTERTAINMENT TO ME!”
Bingo!
Bravo!