They're trying to get around collective bargaining by issuing a policy that gives options in hopes that the NFLPA won't bitch too much.What I don't understand is... why doesn't the NFL take up a stance? Two huge programs in parallel, supporting the protest and simultaneously supporting veterans/police/whoever so that it cements the dumb argument that the two things were ever related in the first place.
They know full well that they have much bigger issues than this... they just would like it to go away.