mouser
Business of Hockey
Yes, the NFL picking the day before a game guaranteed that no people of importance would be able to attend. That appears to have been intentional.
Maybe the NFL intentionally did that, but it just doesn’t seem in their best interests to do so to me. The NFL already settled the Kaepernick lawsuit just 9 months ago. The league arguably would have been better off not doing anything that might bring the whole NFL/Kaepernick grievance back to the front page.
While the whole workout idea may have been ill advised or otherwise botched by the NFL or Kaepernick I think it’s a stretch to think the NFL engaged in this workout proposal with malicious intent. The explanation of Jay-Z pushing for something that could potentially create positive PR for both the NFL and Kaepernick makes more sense in my opinion.
The scheduling on Saturday makes some sense if you consider the location and logistics. It was scheduled for Saturday at the Atlanta Falcons practice facility, using Falcons staff for filming and managing the visiting reps. The Falcons team practiced at the facility all week before flying out on Saturday for a Sunday road game at Carolina. Any workout like the NFL organized using a team practice facility mid week during the season is going to create conflicts with the resident team.