Once again, the United States is reeling after yet another mass school shooting, this time at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Public figures in sports sometimes weigh in on these tragedies—Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is one who often does—but even those who do not usually were moved to this week.
On Thursday, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith was moved to mention the need for compromise and solutions from our nation’s leaders in the wake of this tragedy.
“Essentially, I’m not going to get into some political rant. There’s part of me that probably thinks our political process is broken on both sides.