>> From the attacks on the Capitol. >> Confront this egregious
assault on our democracy. >> Through their leader's directions.
>> In the New York City PBA, Mr. President, you earned the endorsement and you've earned this
endorsement. I'm proud to give it. >> To the police and their unions.
>> We believe everyone should stand for the national anthem.
>> The National Football League's Commissioner >> But we don't need to touch
politics. We don't need to touch politicians. We need the the respite,
getting away from all of that. >> And the hierarchy of NFL ownership.
>> You'll never take back our country with weakness.
>> These are all practices in white supremacy, which brings us to this man, Deshaun Watson.
At just 25 years old, he is one of the premiere players in the National Football League.
The franchise's new owner, Cal McNair. If the league didn't stop the protests,
it would be like, quote, inmates running the prison.
>> Is the son of the late Bob McNair, who infamously said this of NFL protests,
relating professional athletes to prisoners. >> Matt, that era of just shut up and play,
we're done with that era. >> Take it from this guy,
arguably the greatest wide receiver to ever play the game, Randy Moss.
>> There's division between quarterback and ownership and it appears,
said divide is only growing. >> Sources close to the quarterback say he
is still angry about the team's insensitivity to social justice, including hiring practices, after
the franchise failed to interview Chiefs offensive coordinator, Eric Bienemy this past week.
Recall the 2019 NFL racial and gender report card via the Institute for Diversity
and Ethics in Sport. Saw the NFL score an 82.3% for racial hiring practices. This
was the league's lowest point total in the past 15 years. Troy Vincent,
the executive VP of football operations, said it best, the facts are we have a broken system.
So let's break it down. McNair, after firing ex coach Bill O'Brien,
met with Watson and had dinner. He said he wanted Watson's input and opinion on the next head coach,
along with the general manager. Overall, he wanted Watson to be happy. When the team
hired Nick Caserio as GM, Watson, the face of the franchise, sans JJ Watt, was ticked.
Regardless of whether there was a miscommunication or McNair
misled Watson about what the quarterback's involvement would be in the hiring process,
now Watson is not returning McNair's calls. Watson saw primo players like DeAndre Hopkins,
Watson's number one target, and defensive end, Jadeveon Clowney,
leave the team. Then Cal McNair continued employing Jack Easterby, a former team chaplain
turned character coach in New England, and now Houston's executive VP of football operations.
Easterby had made a habit of asking coworkers to take his hand and pray for wisdom
when making workplace decisions. He often did so with people
who reported to him. Some felt they had no choice but to oblige, even if
this made them uncomfortable. McNair though, strongly identifies with his Christian faith.
>> So I think the respect factor for the Houston Texans, of what they disrespected Deshaun Watson
by not letting him inside the circle. Because the reports were saying that he was supposed to be
in to any of the input that's going on with the decision making in house.
And he was not kept in the circle, kept in the loop.
>> Watson even tweeted after the Caserio hiring, I was on 2 then I took it to 10.
Why is this important? Because five days earlier, ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted,
Watson was at 2, then took it to a 10.
What we're seeing in Houston is a series of culture wars, the shut up and play traditional
model, versus the it's my career, I'm the talent, I want more control attitude that has risen in a
post-LeBron landscape. It's competence versus incompetence. It's a young black athlete during
a moment of racial reckoning across the country taking a swing at the all white hierarchy.
Interview all the candidates, Watson is saying. Hire the best person for the job,
not the pastor's buddy, funny that. Govern by competency, not by relationships or religion.
Andre Johnson, the greatest receiver in Texans history tweeted, if I'm Deshaun Watson, I will
stand my ground. The Texans organization is known for wasting players careers.
Since Jack Easterby has walked into the building, nothing good has happened in
slash for the organization, and for some reason can't seem to see what's going on, pathetic.
Former teammate, Arian Foster, wrote, for him to get this out of pocket means
there's got to be some blank. Dre is the calmest cat on the planet.
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