i know he's been, you know, in an opposition against players kneeling and things like that in the past, but he's come to the conclusion that he understands that the players do make up the league. the fans make up the league. and the owners are essentially the shareholders. and so for the league to run successfully you need the players to be at their best and for the players to be at their best, there has to be -- there has to be equity in the hiring processes or else this is going to continue and it's only going to get worse for the nfl. they don't respond accordingly. and just go nowhere, fades from the headlines like we've seen. great to see you guys. thank you for coming on. myron, donte, thank you. thank you all for being here. "inside politics" with john king starts after this break.