No there not,if they had respect they wouldn't have protested this way,you disrespected those that have fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy today,if they want to make a difference they should go to these inner cities and change the culture that has plagued there communities,lack of personnel responsibility,and values and no morals,these athletes have a strong work ethic when I comes to sports but for most they lack those God giving abilities,the thing is they are living in the past,they don't have the same problems they had,so many black people that lived when these issues were real,reject what is going on now,Jim brown was an activist back then does not agree with the methods they are using today.if people would stop going to these games and the NFL takes a major hit when the money stops maybe things can change.