"CEO of a high-profile organization"? Piss poor analogy that holds no water for the case Whitley is trying to make. Quarterbacks and CEOs have no parallel responsibilities or activities.
The question is not whether Quarterbacks are akin to CEOs and therefore should appear CEOish. The question is whether Quarterbacks are or are not role-models, and if so, what impact tattoos have on their ability to serve as such.
As for Whitley's critics charging racism, what else is new? I am so sick to death of Leftist pukes creating reasons to scream "racism" it makes me feel violent, and, truth be told, racist. Not that I have racism in my heart - I don't. But having half the country screaming that I am makes me extremely resentful of the people on whose behalf they scream. It feels like they will not be satisfied until I become what they say I am, so they can point the finger at me and say, "see!" Their accusations bring me ever closer to not giving a damn. Why shouldn't I collectively hate someone who so obviously collectively hates me?