She got whacked on the back of the head because she was decidedly STOOOPID in choosing her targets, this time. She went after the NFL and Jerry Jones, and ESPN does not want to jeopardize THAT relationship. She could have done and/or said the most revolting, disgusting things imaginable to President Trump, Vice President Pence, or any one of the millions of former NFL fans who despise the kneeling thugs and ESPN wouldn't have touched her. Jemele obviously ain't too bright.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence