Posted on 10/16/2017 7:28:51 PM PDT by markomalley
The NFL is going to bankroll a social activism boot camp for professional athletes in February, according to a new report.
The league has agreed to finance a social activism boot camp at Morehouse College in February, ESPNs Jim Trotter reported on Monday.
The boot camp will reportedly take place over two days and will include professional athletes from other leagues besides the NFL. And then, the organizers of that curriculum will work with the players throughout the year to try and teach them to get their message out and be most effective with it, Trotter added.
The NFL has also reportedly agreed to back criminal justice reform legislation recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators.
The NFLs reported moves follows players lobbying the league for more support for their political activism. Recent surveys have found that Americans want professional athletes to keep their political activism off the field.
That will definitely change the world! /s
It’s fascinating to watch the NFL destroy itself.
“The only criminal justice “reform” that would satisfy them would be to forbid the arrest of anyone of color... for any reason at all.”
Pretty close to what they’re shooting for. A few decades ago the leader of the ACLU stated that she simply wanted ALL JAILS to be emptied...I don’t think that position has changed much.
That’s it - I will NOT find socialist indoctrination with my tax dollars.
Kick the NFL out of the stadiums - let the league pay for it on their own.
NFL going hell bent all SJW? Good riddance.
Social activism boot camp?! I thought that was called “college”...
Rush is right. The left is hell bent on destroying football.
I know this is unrelated to the actual topic of this thread, but my favorite NFL Films line was from about 1986 and the narrator that followed John Facenda (Harry Kalas) voiced this gem: “Dan Marino throws touchdown passes like a fat lady eats Bon Bons... By the handful!”
Of course that would be totally politically incorrect, but it’s a classic nonetheless!
Wait until they have to cut prices for the Super Bowl ads.
Thanks. Great job getting those pics.
Why is the NFL (No Fans Left) doing this? Is the current method they are using to commit suicide not working fast enough?
if any of this is actually true, then I’m really done with NFL football, especially since the Broncos obviously threw their last two games.
They don’t need boot camp: they need the boot.
“Wait until they have to cut prices for the Super Bowl ads.”
AND have to cut ticket prices! In particular, if tickets are not sold out, contracts call for TV blackouts in local markets.
Something tells me the NFL has passed the point of return in ever again getting another new stadium funded by the taxpayers.
All those years of social Marxism indoctrination in pubic schools and universities wasn’t enough, I guess.
Damn all of these racist, unAmerican, closet muzzie thugs.
What I’m waiting for is some maneuver to boot out the last few white players. Maybe after Brady retires ...
This is on CBS site, too.
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