JEFF PEARLMAN

JEFF PEARLMAN

Where were you when it mattered?

Once you give the president a Super Bowl ring, you're too far gone.
Once you give the president a Super Bowl ring, you’re too far gone.

For those who missed this, a large number of NFL owners are speaking out against Donald Trump’s recent NFL criticisms. Here’s a quick sampling from NFL.com

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Why did I choose to highlight the words of McNair, Kroenke and Kraft? Easy—because all three donated $1 million to Trump when he was running for president. And, therefore, it must be asked:

Where were these men when Trump bragged of groping women?

Where were these men when Trump spent five years insisting Barack Obama—the sitting United States president—was a Kenyan-born Muslim?

Where were these men when Trump ridiculed John McCain’s time as a POW?

Where were these men when Trump mocked a Gold Star family?

Where were these men when Trump said a judge of Mexican heritage was incapable of being unbiased?

Where were these men when it became increasingly clear that Trump colluded with Russia to win the election?

Where were these men when Trump invented calls from the Boy Scouts and Mexico?

Where were these men when we needed them?

When it wasn’t comfortable?

When it wasn’t trendy?

Where were they when we needed them?