" Now, what Thomas did, was he decided to become an employee and representative of a team (the Boston Bruins). He was not coerced or forced into doing this; he did so of his own free will. Just like his Founding Fathers would have wanted.
Then, he decided that because it was inconvenient for him, he abused his contract."

  Remember Tim Thomas?   Of course, we are talking about a  white house visit and not taking the knee, but white house visits are playing into this narrative as well.  There are double standards at play, after all.