It’s a sad day in America, and in sports, when an NFL player is fined heftily for wearing Santa cleats for Christmas, but kneeling players who disrespect our flag, anthem, and military get off without even a warning.
Fox News Insider reports:
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara said Thursday he was fined $6,079 by the NFL for his decision to wear Christmas-themed red cleats in last Sunday’s game.
The Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate then started a GoFundMe drive, saying he’d donate all proceeds to an organization that provides cleats to youth football players.
Kamara said,”Unfortunately The Grinch stole Christmas!! After the game I said that I would make a gofundme for the fine and donate the proceeds to charity sooooo…. here we are! A donation will be made to Willie Hall playgrounds recreational department to provide cleats for their youth football programs.”
The festive red and white cleats even had jingle bells on the laces, though Kamara took those off before playing against the Falcons.
The NFL’s strict enforcement of its dress code has generated complaints, especially after the league fined players for wearing custom-made patriotic footwear.
It led the league to allow all players to wear special cleats for one week this season to call attention to charitable causes.
The league also denied the Dallas Cowboys’ request to wear decals on their helmets to honor five police officers killed in a 2016 ambush attack.
On “Fox & Friends,” Pete Hegseth recalled that no action was taken against former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for wearing socks portraying police officers as pigs. The socks were photographed on the quarterback at a practice, not in a game.
Kamara would do it again though, he said, “Yeah, they were worth it.”