The Washington Post has shown today that the N.F.L. may have found a way to weasel out of doing the right thing and banning the dishonorable kneeling that has taken place during the national anthem, but will it be enough to win back viewers? After all, the solution does not really back America with the conviction that many want in order to tune back in.

The Post reports that the embattled league may revert back “to a previous approach of keeping players in the locker room while the anthem is played.” One person who is said to be close to talks within the N.F.L. said, “I think that if players are still kneeling at the end of the year, then it could very well happen.”

How would this work?

Would cameras be allowed in the lockerrooms? If so, the kneeling will still likely happen and fans will still be furious. Also, are there so many players in the league that wish to act like animals that we need to do this?

The same source did admit that it is “too early to tell” if this is going to happen or not, but if they wait until the season’s end, it will likely be far too late win back many drifting fans. “I think most owners would support it, particularly if players continue to kneel this season,” the person said.

Of course, they would be in favor of it!

This lackadaisical response means that they don’t have a stand with any conviction behind what has made America great, something that is at the forefront of what the overpaid players are protesting.

Because it allows those with a responsibility towards decorum to do nothing, one official said, “It would certainly have to be considered very strongly.”

Many of us who have tuned out have no intention of returning as long as this kneeling fiasco is still happening. This potential solution by the N.F.L. may quell the unrest if the kneeling is kept hidden, but it won’t address the disrespect that is the root cause of it.

That is why some fans may never return at all.

Source: The Washington Post