We hear the phrase all the time: “I want my athletes to ‘stick to sports’!”. Unfairly or not, the majority of American sports fans like to completely separate any political conversation from their sports world. That also includes the athletes who play those sports, even on their own time.
New York Giants all world tailback Saquon Barkley isn’t just any kind of player. He’s a generational talent, the kind that has a team select him second overall in an era where ‘backs are thought to be only slightly more valuable than kickers.
Apparently, he’s not just going to shut his mouth and ‘stick to sports’ like most want him to, either.