I get how you’d reach that conclusion, the article was formatted in a weird way in which they talked about the current event, then provided context by bringing up the 2016 events, then went back to talking about today. 

The gist is that VanMeter’s Facebook comment was on a post by farm manager Donnie Snellings calling for the boycott of the NFL after they reversed their stance/policy on kneeling following the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests. This Facebook comment then began circulating around twitter, where it was picked up by these articles. The timeline is poorly reported, but it seems VanMeter posted this comment this morning or at best last night. These organizations denounced them quickly this morning.