sooner or later, the team owners are gonna have to individually address this with their players - a team meeting to be specific.
It has to be something like this...
“Gentlemen, standing for the flag during the National Anthem is a sign of courtesy, a sign of respect. You are certainly entitled to feel otherwise - but you will not show it or say it while you are on this field and I’m writing your paychecks. Failure to comply means that I will instruct the coaching staff to bench you for a indefinite period of time. If this persists, I will take the appropriate measures to ensure that you are not on this team. Lastly, please be advised that this subject is not up for debate, either internally or externally. I will not have you bring shame to this team via your antics.”
Well said. Hopefully some owners are copying that right now.
standing for the flag during the National Anthem is a sign of courtesy
The owners dont care otherwise we would not be having this discussion.
Freegards
I do not like Jerry Jones, but that is ONE thing he did very well. He told the Dallas Cowboy players that they will stand for the National Anthem, or they will sit somewhere else, off the team!
Excellent.
Football in an American game.
Anti Americanism is unwelcome.
Channeling your Inner Lombardi? If so, well said!
“Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.” ~ Vince Lombardi
How about putting it in their contracts. Millions of dollars to spit in the face of patriotic Americans. No stand no pay I say.
I wonder how Vince Lombardi would have handled it.
Exactly