08-25-2020, 10:01 AM
(08-25-2020, 09:26 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Seems to me Carlos was more interested in some public comments from the team more than money. Lots of people with money don't have the public platform and news coverage that professional sports teams do.
Why would anyone be upset by the team doing more to oppose racial injustice?
I agree that Carlos was looking for more public leadership than just a perfunctory statement and for an NFL team a token amount of money. Publically, the Bengals said and did the least they could do other than ignoring the situation. He is looking for action not money. And to be sure he also called out the ownership/leadership of the Reds and FC Cincy also.
Mike Brown has a platform that he seldomly chooses to take advantage of. He prefers to let his business practices speak for themselves but sometimes even NFL owners need to step outside their comfort zone and take a bigger leadership role in their community. He also needs to be more public about his support for player's efforts in the community. I think that is what Carlos was trying to say
I hope what we heard is not signs of fissures in the locker room. I also hope that Carlos, Mike, and Katie get together. They can learn a lot from each other.
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