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. >> i'm joined by former nfl star, donte stallworth, as well as sports columnist and political analyst dante, what do you think of the nfl's decision and does it relate to the current president? >> yeah, i think -- i think it's -- there's a direct correlation between what the nfl decided to do today and what the president has been saying for the last year or so. you look at what the nfl has done here, i mean, you know, they're -- when history is, you know, said and done, they're going to be on the wrong side of history. and i know that's not what they intend to do, but it is obviously what that direct result will be. and i think it's also another point to mention that the president has used the seat of the oval office, he's used the power of the executive branch to lash out at his political adversaries, to air out his personal grievances, obviously, with the nfl, not allowing him in the cool kids club, on multiple occasions, attempting to buy an nfl team, and they did not let him. so he, you know, obviously, have been lashing out at the nfl and the players. and this is -- this is, you

donte' stallworth who played ten years in the nfl.son the host of the ben ferguson show. love having you all on. joe, the nfl essentially caved to political pressure from the white house over an issue that -- it's as simple as americans exertion their right to free speech. do you think this sets a dangerous precedent? where does it stop? >> yeah, i think it's a difficult issue and politics should have never gotten in the middle of it. but it did thanks to our president. if they caved to anyone, i think it may have been some of the fan base. i think there was a very loud minority of fans who took what players were trying to do to raise awareness on social justice issues and make it into something it wasn't. and at the end of the day these are businesses that have to appeal to all of their fans and this was the best compromise they could have come up with. >> those players wouldn't have had a microphone if not for the president. >> those players were working it out among the owners until the president came in and dropped a bomb in the m

. >> for more i'm joined by donte stallwor stallworth, 11-year veteran of the nfl.how you make somebody stand in respect without showing some sign of anger or contempt for being forced to do so. your thoughts about how players will react if in this does go into effect? >> i think the players and they've a lot of them have expressed their feelings through twitter. they're not going to just sit down and take this from the president. they're not going to sit down and take this from the nfl. i think the president has attacked nfl players consistently since last season. even before that when colin first decided to take a knee in 2016. the players know that the president you know, has been attacking them and will at all costs. i think the interesting part to me is that you look at this issue as the height of hypocrisy from folks on the other side of this argue who profess to love the constitution and profess to be freedom loving patriots. they'll go to the ends of the earth to defend and find all types of i couldn't have indication for the second amendment even when our b