text: NFL players, Kap especially, do all those wonderful charitable works you demand and more. The display by pence was a sophomoric action that was not representative of the quality of leadership the USA is capable of. Black athletes have every right to display a respectful protest to a nation that espouses equality and opportunity but still falls short of that promise during a moment we draw attention to our freedom. The racism that disenfranchises blacks is the same racism that obscures the brave stand NFL players have taken in order to call attention to injustices present in our nation.