Clark was fined $6,651 after wearing eye black bearing the message "Glory Be 2 God" during Arizona’s Week 1 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.Brewer, an ordained Christian minister and member of the federal Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, told OutKick that his meeting was intended to determine whether the NFL’s treatment of Clark could raise an employment-discrimination issue.DOJ CRACKING DOWN ON MLB FOR POTENTIAL RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AFTER PRIDE NIGHT CAPS CONTROVERSYKei'Trel Clark #13 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates during the first half of an NFL game against the Tennessee Titans at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Oct.5, 2025.
(Getty Images)"When you start talking about freedom of speech in this country and you start talking about employees’ rights in this country, it’s a big deal," Brewer said."As a Christian man, I’m not going to stand for that.
And as a former NFL player, I’m not going to stand for that."Brewer said the meeting was "very well received" and left him confident that further conversations with the agency would take place."The goal was to first understand: Do we have a potential case? What does that look like? What would the player’s rights be?" Brewer said."My goal was just to establish some communication and talk about next steps, which we did.
And so now we’ll start to work to gather information and get a deeper understanding of really what goes on in the minds of a league like the National Football League."Brewer initially raised the issue in a Sept.25 letter to EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, requesting a meeting about the fine and the league’s policies governing religious expression."The NFL treated Clark’s gratitude to God, as expressed in four words, as a punishable personal message," Brewer wrote in the letter obtained by OutKick.
"This fine represents an action that strikes at the heart of religious liberty and sends a chilling message to every person of faith in professional s...