How much professional sports players are paid is not the issue I'm seeing. They aren't the only profession in our society that has garnered an outsized salary to their actual value, while others (like teachers, nurses, first responders) are far, far under-valued. What I'm seeing is resentment from Americans in the majority, that anyone in the minority might seek recognition of their communities in some other way. It may well be that the NFL top brass are being "politically correct" or even pandering; or - that this was something that the Player's Association wanted - I don't know. But how does it harm ANYONE that a different aspect of our shared American history might be highlighted by the playing of a song?

COL John McClellan sir, if we are all Americans then why play a Black National Anthem? Seems we have done well with the one we have.

I absolutely love how literally none of the players have asked for that, but you guys are already so mad about it.

COL John McClellan - RE: "But how does it harm ANYONE that a different aspect of our shared American history might be highlighted by the playing of a song?"
First, because it's presented as the "Black" National Anthem. To me, that smacks of segregation. We HAVE a "National Anthem," that rightfully should be, and is, for ALL Americans, regardless of race. Yes, yes, there have been serious inequities in our past history, but all this emphasis on ANY single race, does absolutly nothing towards unifying people. As I said, it SEGREGATES.