USA Today Columnist Calls For NFL To 'Double-Down' Its DEI Efforts In Defiance Of Trump

One of the main things that President Donald Trump has tried to eliminate since re-taking office is the practice of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). On the surface, DEI seems great; more diverse opinions, skill sets and backgrounds within companies or the government.

Except, that's not the way it plays out. DEI ultimately leads to companies simply looking at candidates based on their immutable characteristics, such as their race or gender. It has become legalized discrimination. Because of that, the NFL appears to have slightly rolled back some of its efforts on DEI. 

And USA Today columnist Jarrett Bell is very mad about that. Bell penned a column on Monday titled, "Is NFL caving to anti-DEI movement? The optics don't look good." 

In the column, Bell calls for the NFL to not only defy Trump and continue DEI efforts, but he wants the NFL to actually do MORE discriminating.

"President Donald Trump's administration has waged an all-out war on DEI. More than 30 states have passed or introduced legislation that eliminates or restricts DEI initiatives," Bell wrote. "So many companies in corporate America have buckled and rolled back DEI commitments. Now is the perfect time for the socially-conscious NFL to keep its accelerator program front and center (even with tweaks) as a clear statement that doubles down on its DEI pledge." 

A USA Today columnist is furious at the NFL for potentially abandoning some of its DEI efforts in the wake of President Donald Trump attempting to eliminate the practice in America.

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According to Bell, discrimination in the workforce is good – as long as the people suffering from the discrimination are white men. That's progress, you see. But, more importantly, Bell wants the