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NFL: League not seeking mandate for players to stand during anthem
Reuters ^
| October 13, 2017
| Frank Pingue
Posted on 10/13/2017 9:54:12 AM PDT by C19fan
The NFL said on Friday it has no plans to mandate players stand for the U.S. national anthem, but will rather present a possible solution on how to end the controversial protests when it meets with team owners next week.
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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: football; nfl
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To: C19fan
The fact that Lockhart even has a job there proves they have no plans to turn around this mess. They fully deserve to fail. Too bad....I really enjoyed pro football for many, many years....since B&W TV, actually. I feel like these ignorant, selfish bastards have stolen something from me.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:18:18 AM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Whatever is good in me is thanks to my faith and my family.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:19:52 AM PDT
by
JPG
(MAGA)
To: C19fan
NFL Strategy: We'll wait 'em out. They'll come back....
Uh, wrong.
To: C19fan
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:24:41 AM PDT
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: C19fan
Well it didn’t help that freakin RUSH added fuel to the fire!!! Saying trump was acting like a dictator making them stand and that he was uncomfortable with that...WTF!!! STUPID RUSH!!!! I heard it with my own ears!!
To: C19fan
how to use the broad platforms of the NFL, players and clubs to try and make progress on issues of equality, social justice and criminal justice reform. Well Shazamm!
I did not know "N.F.L." stood for Equality, Social justice, Criminal justice.
Wait - that's "E.S.C."
??
I'm soooo confused...
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:25:28 AM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: Kalamata
Not sure if I would or not. Can't say I am really missing it. But that would be the minimum for me to consider it. I don't believe it will actually ever happen. I don't believe the players are smart enough to understand what they are doing, or that the 1st Amendment does not cover the consequences if they do this while at their place of employment. I would think the league is smart enough, but they are afraid of their thug players.
I also want to see what happens in Dallas. If the owners started firing this kneelers and replaced them, this would end tomorrow.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:25:34 AM PDT
by
MPJackal
("From my cold dead hands.")
To: grobdriver
Well Shazamm!
I did not know “N.F.L.” stood for Equality, Social justice, Criminal justice.
Wait - that’s “E.S.C.”
??
I’m soooo confused...
Actually it stands for BLM/nfl.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:31:20 AM PDT
by
JayAr36
(Just watching the demise of America.)
To: RoseofTexas
Perhaps some of Rush’s NFL buddies pushed back a bit?
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:32:16 AM PDT
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: C19fan
Then take it out of your rule book.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:32:33 AM PDT
by
Not A Snowbird
(A year in Arizona... and I haven't burst into flames yet.)
To: C19fan
Certain people cannot back up.
It does not matter to some whether right or wrong, they are too weak minded and prideful to back up.
In other words, low intelligence...you can't fix stupid.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:34:37 AM PDT
by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
To: treetopsandroofs
Don’t know but next day he tried to clarify his statement but like the saying goes....the train has left the station!! Or the cow has been milked already!!
To: txrefugee
What if they all sat and no one was watching?Only those in the stadium would know. FOX and CBS have stopped showing the before-game anthem. It wouldn't surprise me if the viewership drop-off had a lot to do with the decision, and they were hoping to defuse the issue by not showing it.
To: C19fan
Are some of these sports figures who are fortunate enough to win an Olympic medal going to sit or raise their fist in defiance in front of the world?
To: Lurkinanloomin
Determined to self-destruct.
They think the Tax Payer will bail them out
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:45:00 AM PDT
by
butlerweave
(it's the children are)
To: C19fan
They will try and get the networks not to televise the American hating kneelers. It won’t work with the internet and smart phones.
They went into a huddle with themselves and decided to double down on stupid. They are afraid of their players more than their customers. They have probably doomed the National Felicia League with this decision.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:45:11 AM PDT
by
sarge83
To: tomkat
Post a photo of an NFL player taking a knee, to the GROIN!
That’s what they need.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:46:16 AM PDT
by
9422WMR
To: sanjuanbob
Are some of these sports figures who are fortunate enough to win an Olympic medal going to sit or raise their fist in defiance in front of the world? You're almost 50 years too late for that one.
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:57:56 AM PDT
by
gdani
(Everyone is a snowflake these days)
To: Skywise
I am very proud of the voters of the city of San Diego for refusing to vote to fund a new stadium for the Charger’s benefit.
To: C19fan
Goodell believes players should stand, but on the other hand ... maybe they shouldn't. What a weasel. This guy should be in Congress:
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posted on
10/13/2017 10:59:46 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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