Public Relations bust for the Eagles and the NFL.
Usually, there is a clear-cut good way and bad way to handle the fallout related to a feud. On Tuesday, the NFL Players Association made a terrible decision in response to President Trump disinviting the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House.
The NFLPA announced via Twitter that they were canceling “several player-led community service events for young people in the Washington, DC area.” They continued by saying, “NFL players love their country, support our troops, give back to their communities and strive to make America a better place.”
There is a major problem here. The player’s union decided they were not going to give back to impoverished children in Washington, D.C., just because of their dispute over the national anthem with Trump.
That’s an immature move by the union; they are taking out their frustrations on children who have nothing to do with the feud. If the players wanted to give back, as the statement reads, then they could still give back. In fact, with the White House celebration canceled, they have even more time to give back. There is no law that says they have to meet with the president in order to give back to the community in which he resides.