TeeRoy's 2 Cents:
- Tonight’s surprise appearance reconfirms her stance on kneeling for the national anthem.
- Debatable whether Colin’s convictions or his demand for too much money has kept him off the NFL football field this season.
- Because of Colin’s protest, a good percentage of NFL fans are turning off the game.
- So many NFL teams are in desperate need of a half-decent quarterback. Many games have been unwatchable because the quarterbacks cannot handle the ball.
- Many owners kneeled with their players after President Donald Trump jump-started the conversation.
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Beyonce made a surprise appearance at Tuesday night’s Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards.
She presented the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award to quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Sports Illustrated honors an athlete who uses their platform to promote change. Lonnie Ali told the audience, (quote) "Like Muhammad, Colin is a man who stands on his convictions with confidence and courage, undaunted by the personal sacrifices he has had to make to have his message heard.”
Colin Kaepernick has been at the center of an NFL controversy. He's the first player to kneel during the national anthem and started a movement for social justice. This season, hundreds of players followed his lead. (Billboard)
Sports Illustrated honored two Houston athletes, J.J. Watt and Jose Altuve[pr: al-TOO-vay], as Sportspersons of the Year for their efforts in supporting the community after Hurricane Harvey flooded the city.