Its true, your completely right. But basketball is a completely different beast compared to the NFL. NBA was once two different leagues the "ABA" and "NBA". The ABA made basketball what it is today. The NFL is seen as something more "American" meaning "White" and when anything that gets in the values of the NFL holders, such as "GOD", "JESUS", "HISTORY", "CONCUSSIONS".... We see that the NFL values will prevail over all. Players are not given the same freedoms that others in different sports are able to have. The Kaepernick thing wouldn't even be a "thing" if it weren't for the basis of what he was attempting to "kneel" for.
The NFL is showing its true colors and no one seems to be bothered by it. People say the reason for the blackballing is to preserve the "American Football" way, but if that was the case, the reasoning's being behind Kaeps "kneeling" shouldn't matter because its all about throwing pig skin and scoring right? Obviously its not the case.
meep