Behind the Line

Roger Goodell made the decision to allow the NFL to align itself with the woke agenda. Recently...The Athletic conducted a survey with NFL agents...and found that the vast majority believe Roger Goodell is sending nothing more than a virtue signal.

NFL agents believe Roger Goodell is being fake woke. We react to this survey...and share the most interesting responses from NFL agents. We also predict that social justice will slowly destroy NFL ratings...and Roger Goodell will be pressured to reverse course.

Sha'Carri Richardson has become the poster child for what happens...when you hand someone fame and fortune...and they didn't have to work for it. The woke media turned Sha'Carri Richardson into a victim after she was suspended from the Olympics.

Since that time...Sha'Carri Richardson has dismantled her career. She essentially ruined it this week by attacking Allyson Felix. Allyson Felix was complemental of Sha'Carri Richardson on Jimmy Kimmel Live...and Sha'Carri Richardson attacked her anyway.

We react to the situation...and explain why this could be the end of the career of Sha'Carri Richardson.

Rachel Nichols is learning the same lesson Max Kellerman learned. There is no need in towing the line of the woke agenda at ESPN. Because once you're no longer needed...executives at ESPN will discard you.

Rachel Nichols has been relieved of her duties at ESPN. The network released a press release saying both parties mutually parted ways...but everyone knows ESPN fired Rachel Nichols over the Maria Taylor scandal.

We react to this news...and explain how ESPN is no longer the diversity network. We also outline how ESPN is dying a slow, painful death...and if another sports network emerged presenting opposite content...ESPN would be finished.

President Joe Biden welcomed Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm to the White House earlier this week...to celebrate them as champions of the WNBA. During his speech...Joe Biden praised Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird for having integrity and character...and being brave enough to change America.

We react to the comments by Joe Biden...and explain why Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are lacking in the integrity department. We criticize them for their stance on equal pay for women in sports...amongst their other social justice causes.

We also explain why Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird aren't paid equally to men. Instead of them earning equal pay...Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird turned themselves into victims...and want to be GIVEN equal pay...while not drawing the audience.

Cole Beasley has been the leader amongst NFL players who are upset with the league's new COVID protocols. Roger Goodell is making life miserable for Cole Beasley and other NFL players who remain unvaccinated.

Cole Beasley was removed from practicing with the Buffalo Bills this week...because he was in close contact with a trainer who tested positive for COVID. Even though Cole Beasley tested negative...because he was unvaccinated...he was forced to sit-out for five days.

We explain how the NFL protocols aren't about player safety...and is more about player control and virtue signaling. We outline the negative impacts the NFL protocols could have on the regular season...and how Roger Goodell is pitting vaccinated players against unvaccinated players.

One week after the rumors of Max Kellerman departure from First Take...ESPN decided it was time to separate him from Stephen A Smith. News was released earlier that ESPN will be "reassigning" Max Kellerman to ESPN Radio.

We react to the decision...and explain how this proves there is no loyalty in the woke agenda. We provide examples of Max Kellerman being supremely woke over the years. We also mention the odd timing of this decision by ESPN...and how the future of First Take could be in jeopardy.

For two decades...Skip Bayless has been critical of LeBron James. No matter what LeBron does...Skip Bayless will find some way to spin it into something negative. However...this past weekend...Skip Bayless proved his obsession with LeBron James is unhealthy.

We react to videos posted to the Instagram account of Skip Bayless over the course of the weekend. We also outline several examples over the last few years where Skip Bayless has been unfairly critical of LeBron James.

Sha'Carri Richardson finished last place in her return racing event over the weekend. In doing so...she drew criticism from Emmanuel Acho...who took to Twitter to express his frustrations with the behavior of Sha'Carri Richardson.

Ryan Clark responded to Emmanuel Acho...and accused him of being biased towards black people while showing grace to white people. Both men got into a back and forth on Twitter...with Marcellus Wiley joining the fray.

We react to this Twitter war...and blast Ryan Clark for his insinuation that black men can't be critical of black women. We explain how this is a major problem specific to the African American community...and is a mentality that is detrimental to the development of the black community.

Roger Goodell and the NFL quietly made the decision earlier this summer to infect themselves with wokeness. The mainstream media has focused most of their attention on the NFL COVID policies...but the infusion of woke politics has been glossed over.

We explain how Roger Goodell decision to allow the NFL to go woke will have a detrimental effect on television ratings. We provide examples of leagues and athletes who went woke...and the aftermath of their decision.

LeBron James and the NBA. The Tokyo Olympics. Major League Baseball. Gwen Berry. Kyrie Irving. Megan Rapinoe. We explain how each of these experienced negative impacts after their decision to infect themselves with radical politics.

We also explain why Roger Goodell made this decision...and whether or not the NFL will survive.

Sha'Carri Richardson became a media darling after being suspended from the Tokyo Olympics. She received universal support from the woke media...and was even given a prominent spot in a Nike advertisement.

It appears the hype went to the head of Sha'Carri Richardson. She finished dead last in her "big return" on Saturday...and the behavior of Sha'Carri Richardson in the postrace interview was abhorrent.

We react to her postrace interview...and explain how Sha'Carri Richardson finishing in last place likely means her 15 minutes of fame are up.