Wide Left

Ben and Arif talk about the "kneeling" controversy brewing in the NFL, a rare opportunity to mix their two passions of sports and politics. Colin Kaepernick's kneeling (or having had kneeled) has intersected with one of Donald Trump's rallies, where he asked owners to fire the "sons of bitches" who kneel for the anthem. The NFL responded with what seemed to be repudiation but is a lot more complicated than that.