President Donald Trump extended an offer to the men and women of American sports leagues, asking for recommendations of people deserving a pardon. It is Trump’s latest response to the protests of league players, particularly in the National Football League.
Starting with then-NFL player Colin Kaepernick in 2016, some players went on to kneel in protest while the national anthem was playing before games. An oft-cited argument for the protests was that people from minority groups are mistreated by the justice system.
