Rush And The NFL

I don't quite understand Stephen A. Smith's argument, here. He wants Rush into the league because it will prove that players are more concerned about money than politics? Am I getting that right? If so, does anyone doubt that, in the main, that's true? Moreover, saying that doesn't mean that specific players won't go. Feh, I feel silly for trying to figure this out...

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