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It's a black sport, now, and the image of white owners telling black athletes how to behave is so infuriating to the usual suspects that I don't expect this rule change to accomplish anything. Billionaire owners are keenly aware of how vulnerable their fortunes are to Socialists in government and will take no action that might attract undue attention from the looter classes.

This leaves white fans out in the cold - and forced to make a decision about whether the sport is enjoyable enough to watch in a detached way without considering the attitudes of its participants toward them. Many will still continue to see their NFL teams as proxies for their cities or regions and will support them. Those who are inclined to give up NFL fandom have probably already done so. So the owners have probably calculated that there isn't much more downside in letting the players do whatever they want - announce this policy change but don't actually do anything to enforce it.