The NFL began the new season by dismissing seven players for the heinous act of kneeling during the playing of the national anthem, demonstrating an unprecedented zero tolerance for “wokeness.”
Yes, you read correctly. The NFL reacted quickly and brutally when a few players dared to take a knee at the season-opening ceremony, which was seen by millions of people.
The NFL said that it would no longer allow any kind of protest during the anthem, a decision that shocked the sports community. It seems like the league has had enough of kneeling and “wokeness” of any kind.
At a hurriedly planned news conference, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, “This is a new season, free from kneeling wokeness.” He hardly disguised his joy at finally ending the four-year-old drama that has split players, fans, and critics.
Standing in front of a giant banner that said “Keep Football Great,” which, let’s face it, seems a little too on-the-nose,
