Posted on 05/24/2018 11:59:38 AM PDT by ColdOne
Full title......................New York Jets chairman, brother of Trump ambassador, says he'll pay fines for team players who protest during anthem...........................The chairman of the New York Jets said he will pay the fines for players on his team who protest during the national anthem, hours after the NFL announced a new policy penalizing players who do so.
Jets chairman Christopher Johnson told Newsday that he never wants “to put restrictions on the speech of our players.”
The NFL announced the new policy earlier Wednesday, saying that teams can avoid fines by allowing players to stay off the field during the anthem.
Those who remain on the field will be required to stand during the anthem and will be penalized if they protest.
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So if a player waves a pro-life or pro-gun banner on the sideline you’ll support him and pay his fine? Give me a break.
Note to the NFL: Keep digging....
Then why did the Jets owner vote for it?
I’m guessing his fan base is not the same as it is in Green Bay, New Orleans or Tennessee. All politics is local.
I was going to watch the NFL this year, because it looked like the players smarten up about not disrespecting the flag and the National Anthem. Looks like my boycott continues.
NY Jets fans usually compete with Philadelphia fans to see who is lowest on the food chain.
He’ll go bankrupt before the Thanksgiveing games..............
I thought all the owners voted to ban the protests. Perhaps this guy needs a taste of unemployment.
They will learn that NFL viewing continues its decline.
I think it should be automatic loss of game.
We were talking about reinstating Sunday Ticket. Err, never mind after the circus act response the past 24 hours.
I like that idea.
I thought it was the teams that got the fine. Not individual players.
How much are the fines? Need to make them big enough so that this smarmy bastard will wish he hadn't said it.
He’s the owner’s son.
NCAA football kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018.
The NFL is tearing itself apart because of one Marxist player. I have my popcorn and adult beverage and am enjoying every minute of it.
They’re the J-E-T-S - nobody’s watching anyway.
Good, and lose even more viewers!
Yeah let’s see if I can cut my throat a little deeper....
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