Sports & Politics Intersect: NFL owner denies double standard over who can talk about politics
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«I’ve known Brett since I was 16 years old. We were high school football teammates. We’ve grown up in life together.» - Michael Bidwill, Arizona Cardinals ownerOn Monday, President Donald Trump announced that Brett Kavanaugh would be his piSports & Politics Intersect: NFL owner denies double standard over who can talk about politics
«I’ve known Brett since I was 16 years old. We were high school football teammates. We’ve grown up in life together.» - Michael Bidwill, Arizona Cardinals ownerOn Monday, President Donald Trump announced that Brett Kavanaugh would be his pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Anthony Kennedy. That same day, the Arizona Cardinals published an endorsement of the nomination on its website. The press release notes that Kavanaugh and Michael Bidwill, the Cardinals' owner, went to private school together, and that the latter led an effort to get more than 130 former classmates to sign a letter endorsing the jurist. Among the signees was New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, who also attended the same private high school.«He is a man of high character, high intelligence, excellence and independence,» the letter seconded. "We want to speak up and show our support as former classmates and long-time friends.”An NFL higher up endorsing a Supreme Court nominee isn't new — the Denver Broncos' Jo Read more