Before Sunday

The solidarity of the NFL, in my opinion, while presenting in a manner as Colin started, has evolved.

Colin took a knee to protest societal injustice.  The way minorities are treated under the flag.  When it was only about this, the entire league did not stand (or rather, kneel) together.

Then, while in Alabama, Trump said that players who didn't stand were sons of bitches who should be fired.

Then kneeling during the anthem became about more.  It became about freedom.  To protest, to express, to champion a cause, to use a voice.  To use the rights afforded to all Americans.

Before, players were allowed to stand, kneel, or sit.  And while the team supported those who kneeled, some chose to stand.  Just as those who kneeled supported those who stood.

When our President resorted to vitriol, he personally accosted their teammates.  In essence, he made it clear that if you choose to protest in this manner, you should not only be fired... But you were un-American.

In my opinion, Trump made this political. 

Trump attacked Americans.  And if you attack Americans, we have a way of banding together.  The NFL did this.  And many fans did too.

I am happy to see the league stand up to a President who attempts to enforce his views upon the nation and its people.

But we shouldn't forget why this all started a year ago.  And we shouldn't be afraid to make the changes necessary to make the problem go away... And give everyone, regardless of color, the same sense of pride under the flag that so many of us already feel.