Beginning of the End, Part 2: Civil War Brewing in the NFL?

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We have two stories brewing which indicate Civil War -- LITERAL Civil War -- in the NFL.

(Disclaimer, owing to the above:  We are damn well headed for an actual Civil War in this country.  This post is simply endemic to the NFL situation.)

First, from Bleacher Report:  There has been, as I have said, speculation that our new President is causing a deepening divide in locker rooms, due to race.

Speculate no longer.

An anonymous poll has indicated that there is a clean divide -- Blacks against, Whites for -- on the Presidency.

And then a second one on top of it:  Whites openly stating this is for the good of the country, Blacks saying it's for the good of Whites.

This is one of the reasons I am beginning to feel the end of the era of the showcasing of African-American athletes, and we are seeing evidence of this in the attempts to cripple Cam Newton, as one example.

There is also some belief the Richard Sherman cheapshot on the Buffalo kicker may have been racially motivated -- a charge Sherman denies.

The second story is from a talk Roger Goodell gave to a New York Times event.  (through Deadspin)

Has Roger Goodell actually snapped out of his money-induced slumber?

Goodell is apparently the son of a Republican Congressman, and is as shocked as many of the rest of us at the result.

“Listen,” Goodell replied, “it makes my job harder at home, too. I have twin daughters and a wife and so I have to explain that to them. So yes, on that front.” 

The interview is at the link, but, there:

"you can listen to Goodell on athletes taking a public political stance (“that’s their right”), the ratings drop (“you always have cycles”), and ex-players refusing to let their kids play football for fear of concussions (“You’d have a hard time coming up with a lot of names who would say that”)."

I think we are now at the point where we are past the question of if something explodes in one or more locker rooms.

The only question, now, is which one(s), which one goes first, when, and how many....