But NFL players, who belong to comparatively weak union in contrast to other major sports leagues, have enormous untapped power. Kansas City Chiefs players stand for a presentation on social justice before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The Black national anthem, authored by the legendary civil rights activist and intellectual James Weldon Johnson, is a sacred song for African Americans. Efforts to promote unity and social justice during the start of the game elicited mixed results. Those boos illustrate the gap between some of the NFL's fan base and the Black players who are now publicly advocating an end to systemic racism and white supremacy in America.

Source: CNN September 11, 2020 14:03 UTC