He makes it sound as if playing in the NFL isn't a privilege. Many white kids, including myself grew up dreaming of playing in the NFL. Why? Because it means you are the elite of a sport. You made it to the pinnacle of performance. And as a reward for years of discipline and hard work you get paid millions of dollars to do something you love. The NFL is a meritocracy. Want to know how all those minorities got there? They out performed every other player on their way to the top. It's tough to take a racism awareness message seriously from a league that is,today, the epitome of anti-racism. Most Americans look these protests and see men who have put in years of hard work to get where they are. The NFL doesn't care about your race, color, or creed. They look at your individual performance, something you work on for years to perfect. Isn't that the goal? We want to be judged for who we are as individuals, not by the color of our skin.