The NFL is renewing its “anti-racism” campaign launched as a result of former player Colin Kaepernick’s anti-American national anthem protests, which began in 2016.
\n\nFor a seventh consecutive year, the NFL will place its so-called “anti-racism” messages on fields at stadiums across the country as well as on player helmets, Front Office Sports reported.
\n\nThe helmet decal in particular goes back to 2020 and was added to the league’s anti-racism messaging after convicted criminal and drug addict George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis.
\n\nFor 2027, the campaign will feature on-field messaging, helmet decals, performances of the so-called “Black National Anthem,” and a renewed contract with rapper Jay-Z and Roc Nation for various performances and entertainment programs.
\n\nThe virtue signaling began after Kaepernick started taking a knee and refusing to stand at attention during the U.S. national anthem. He often pumped a militant black power fist during the anthem, as well. Fans and apologists claimed that Kaepernick was taking a principled stand against “police brutality” and “racism,” but while he would later also claim that was what he was doing, he did not initially avow such noble goals.
\n\nWhen he first began his protests in 2016, former NFL player…
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