A message from Art Rooney II, CEO of the Pittsburgh Steelers

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2. Weasely

It doesn't matter whether you believe there should or should not be politics in football. The men who take the knee are protesting the fact that cops all over this country kill black people and do not suffer any consequences. Off the field, they have no more clout than anyone else. It is entirely appropriate that they should use their fame and the support of their teammates to protest this very serious matter in a way that will gain the most attention possible.

This isn't politics, btw. It's a matter of justice, not of right v. left.

People of color have been patient and cooperative long enough. I don't know what else they/we are supposed to do at this point. Innocent people are being shot in the back as they walk away from cops, and the cops don't even lose their jobs over what is clearly racially-motivated murder.

I think Donald Trump and the CEO of the Steelers and maybe you, too, should be respectful of this protest and grateful that it is taking a peaceful approach to what is a matter of life and death.