Diversity of opinion is something that doesn't sit well with leftists. They prefer to get a bunch of minorities together who have the same left-wing opinions and call that "diversity."
Well, it looks like the NFL is parting ways with this leftist definition of diversity, and has come to accept the fact that this entire country is full of differing opinions, and that their fanbase isn't simply the coastie leftists who scream the loudest when they're offended.
Check it out:
If you haven't been keeping up with the whole Harrison Butker saga, you can read about it here.
Now, on to Commissioner Goodell and the NFL's change of heart. Initially, NFL Senior Vice President Jonathan Beane released this statement concerning Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's pro-Catholic speech:
Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity. His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.
The fact that they were forced to release a statement says a lot about how "controversial" the speech was in liberal circles. The NFL's statement in itself, however, isn't much to write home about.
But now, this week, we have a new stance from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
After coming under fire from football fans from across the country, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today walked back the league's criticism of pro-life football player Harrison Butker …
‘Listen, we have over 3,000 players,' Goodell said today. ‘They have diversity of opinions and thoughts just like America does.'
‘I think that's something we treasure. That's part of what ultimately makes us as a society better. We're not going to go much beyond the statement we made last week,' he added.
100% agree.
Though I know Goodell is just saving face here because he knows many of his fans will jump ship if he condemns conservative values.
And it's not just Goodell speaking on diversity of opinion. Butker's coach and quarterback are even on board.
Boy, the Swifties aren't gonna like this one bit!
Here's some of Mahomes' words:
I've known him for seven years and I judge him by the character that he shows every single day. Andthat's a good person. That's someone who cares about the people around him, cares about his family, and wants to make a good impact in society.
When you're in the locker room there's a lot of people from a lot of different areas of life, and they have a lot of different views on everything, and we're not always going to agree.
And there's certain things he said that I don't necessarily agree with, but I understand the person that he is and he's trying to do whatever he can to lead people in the right direction, and that might not be the same values as I have but at the same time I'm going to judge him by the character he shows every single day, and that's a great person.
And Coach Reid:
The guys are good with that … They understand how things work. I mean, everybody's got their own opinion. And that's what's so great about this country: you can share those things and you work through it. That's what guys do …
We're a microcosm of life here. Everybody is from different areas, different religions, different races, and so we all get along, we all respect each other's opinions … That's the great thing about America, man.
