Posted on 07/27/2020 3:54:45 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
As part of the NFL's ongoing commitment to social justice programs, the messages "It Takes All of Us" and "End Racism" will be stenciled on all end zone borders for home openers, the league office informed clubs in a memo Monday obtained by ESPN.
The two messages of inclusion, which will be stenciled on opposite end zones during kickoff week, are key elements of the league's broader, multifaceted rollout intended to highlight its efforts to support diversity and inclusion while the new season begins.
The end zone messages demonstrate "how football and the NFL brings people together to work as one and use our example and our actions to help conquer racism," the memo reads. The memo also confirms that players will have the option to wear helmet decals honoring victims of systemic racism.
"Each player will have the option to honor an individual by displaying that person's name via a decal on the back of their helmet," the memo reads. "Players will be offered a list of names and short biographical information to help guide their decision-making, however, they can also select a victim of systemic racism who is not represented on this list." If coaches desire, they can honor victims of systemic racism by wearing patches on their hats.
Additionally, the league will recognize essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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I wish there were a like button....I agree. I have found that I can live quite well without any sports, and many others have reached the same conclusion.
RE: The Spook Who Sat By the Door
Not familiar with it but I’ve heard the title. Must be a Hallmark Special Halloween movie, right?
I expect to hear similar one day at the job.
End Racism?
Does that mean they are going to get rid of most of the black players?
I am stealing.
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Man, I think you are really reading the tea leaves wrong. They are tripling down on racial pandering and BLM.
I agree 100% about tripling down and pandering but specifically Black Lives MatterTM is hurting them in the polls because it's clear they're a front for Communists and actually working against black Americans.
Might as well just put the words “F you football fans” in the end zone. I’m not going to watch. Here are my words to the NFL, FUNFL!!
Does that mean the NFL will have more White players to mirror society? If not, isn’t that racism against Whites?
When will their heads be chopped off by the “is is” klan?
Talking about not knowing your audience! The people that spend the funds to go to a NFL game, just want to watch the game!
The Amish seem to f*ck up everything they touch. Not prejudiced against the Amish you understand, I like their baked goods and tarps, but the casual observer will be able to make the connection. Just saying.
#bringbackourgirls
Ineffective hashtag
#bringbackourfans
Equally brain-dead hashtag
I have a wood lathe I need to set up and refresh what little I knew when I last used one over 40 years ago. More fun than the TV.
I'm freakin done!! No more of my money to support baseball, basketball, NFL.
Ok then I want to see more white and asian and hispanic players.... NFL reacts. ah never mind.
“Let’s just see if a number of people on FR have the backbone to finally stop watching themselves. Seems to be really hard for a lot of them.”
Since escaping Mordor (metro DC) in 2013 I’ve watched one NFL game, the AFC Championship last year. I was visiting my brother and wanted to see Patrick Mahomes play. Our cabin in the mountains has no television connection so watching any sports is in the rear-view mirror for me. I thought it would be really hard to kick the televised sports habit, but to be honest with you it wasn’t and I don’t even listen to baseball on the radio (I used to listen almost every night). I would like to say I was giving it all up as a practice of virtue, but the truth is it was not available as a practical matter and I was too busy with rural life anyway. I lost interest in it almost immediately. I cannot even tell you who has won various championships since 2013.
Was basically done with the NFL when they started kneeling. This year’s Superbowl was the last I’ll ever watch with all this virtue signaling. Same goes for MLB now. Can easily live without sports.
Slapping the sports fan in the face with this political race-baiting on top of the pandemic chaos should pretty much end the season before it begins.
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