Bigger than a game
Thoughts go out for a Buffalo Bills player, Damar Hamlin, who collapsed during the Monday Night Football game. The game was rightfully stopped as he was taken to the hospital.
Fans began donating to his foundation’s community toy drive, with almost $3 million donated.
A reminder that it’s much bigger than a game.
The Herschel Walker Trade
Let’s see how quickly the GOP dumps Herschel Walker. It worked out for the Dallas Cowboys when they traded him. Candidate quality matters.
Women’s Rights
In the aftermath of Roe v Wade being overturned, we see several states legislating near-total bans on abortion. Many not even leaving options in the case of rape or incest.
While many support that, most do not. A recent AP poll shows that 53% of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court decision. And more, 60% think Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide.
Elsewhere, NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson, who had been accused by 20+ women of sexual assault and misconduct during massages when he was with the Houston Texans, received his arbitrated ruling yesterday. A former federal judge ruled the preponderance of evidence showed Watson had committed sexual assault. She described Watson’s behavior as “predatory” and “egregious.”
He was suspended for a paltry 6 games.
Largely due to comparisons with past NFL punishments and lack of notice to players.
Watson recently signed a fully guaranteed, 5-year, $230 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. Anticipating the suspension, most of his $46 million guaranteed money for this year was a signing bonus, with only ~$1 million as his game salary.
With a 6 game suspension, Watson will lose ~$345,000.
That’s 0.75% of his 5-year contract.
Absurd. Ridiculous. Offensive. Unjust. Wrong. Those are words that come to mind. Both for the Watson suspension and the abortion bans.
That US society devalues women and their rights and bodies is nothing new. It’s disgusting how much it’s still happening, though.
I can only imagine the restraint women show every day to not just burn down the whole system.
How’s that NFL boycott working out for folks?
Back in June 2020, when the NFL took a stand against racism and systematic oppression, a bunch of people loudly claimed they’d never watch NFL games again.
Hoo, boy, did they miss out!
That might have been the greatest weekend of football games ever. Four playoff games that came to the final seconds or overtime. All nail-biters.
Don’t worry, folks, the NFL is just fine.
