How in the world did Roger Goodell turn into a good guy?
How did a protest initially scattered among a few NFL players (the primary figure among whom is not in the league at this point) become a movement that has induced even a player in staid, ultra-conservative Major League Baseball to take a knee?
How did bitter on-court NBA rivals end up allies?
How did it come to pass that an NFL owner end up joining his players on the field?
How did players in a game mostly noted for picking off about a third of them with extreme brain damage finally get woke about their status in a league that relies upon them but usually would prefer they shut up, and in a country in which that feeling goes double?
How did one of the less salutary traditions of sport/politics intersection finally get broken?
How did another of sport's less salutary traditions get interrupted for possibly the first time since World War II?
How did a league in which nine of its owners gave money to that guy end up calling him divisive?
How did the great divisions of a country end up playing out on playing fields?
How does this ever work out?
