Amid an ongoing conversation about race, protests and the National Football League, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is adding his voice to the mix. In a letter sent to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this week, Walker writes, “it is time for players in the NFL to stop their protests during the anthem and move on from what has become a divisive political sideshow.” This isn’t the first time politics and sports have intersected...but the recent situation over the NFL anthem protests have elicited a debate unlike anything seen recently. Why? And, what does it all say about the ability of athletes to bring about social change? A sociologist breaks it down.