Traina Thoughts: The Rock Eloquently Explains Why NFL Protests Were Important

1. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the subject of a new "Rolling Stone" cover story.

In the article, which his excellent, Johnson weighs in on the protests that have taken place in the NFL. His break down of why players around the league felt the need to do something to bring awareness to what was going on in the country was so well put. From Rolling Stone:

As an example, consider the clash between President Trump and the NFL players who knelt during the national anthem. Johnson (who says if he were in the league, he "would either have knelt or raised my fist in solidarity") says that what those protests were about – namely, African-Americans being killed by police – was misunderstood. "I felt…