No One Is Taking a Knee on Sunday

Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Dr. Dre
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Eriq Gardner
February 13, 2022

Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles will showcase the National Football League as a study in contrasts: a rich and powerful organization that’s flying as high as ever, and yet one that is both beset with culture problems and intensely image-conscious. That tension can lead to some questionable calls that some might deem insulting.