This is just caving in to the Kneelers instead of showing them who owns and runs the teams.
However, If they were going to do something like this they should have set it up on the basis of matching funds for player contributions.
Provide just enough seed money to set up a charitable organization for tax purposes, then just match player contributions from then on.
No player contribution - no matching contribution from the teams.
Let the kneelers put their own money where their mouths are.
Re “Let the kneelers put their own money where their mouths are”.
Could do a lot with this sentence, such as
“You’re gonna need more kneepads if they put their mouths where their moneymakers are”.
“The owners are gonna need more kneepads just to satisfy the football player kneelers (who will stand this time).”
Only slaves and cowards kneel! Free men stand!
However, If they were going to do something like this they should have set it up on the basis of matching funds for player contributions.