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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at ca.reuters.com ...


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To: C19fan

They are going to announce that the National Anthem will no longer be played.


41 posted on 10/13/2017 11:01:59 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: C19fan

At this point I’m sorry but I don’t care what they do or what they say I don’t care about the thugs in the BLM/NFL. They can all GYT.


42 posted on 10/13/2017 11:09:03 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: All

When your league is made up of felons, thugs, wife-beaters, racists, rapists and people who father multiple childred out of wedlock, you don’t get to lecture ANYONE.


43 posted on 10/13/2017 11:11:38 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: C19fan

They want to find a compromise I’ve got one for them, every a player kneels at the anthem, the whole team must play the entire game on their knees, I would watch that.


44 posted on 10/13/2017 11:18:51 AM PDT by PoloSec (polosec)
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To: C19fan

Now I don’t care if they stand, sit or kneel or stay in their locker rooms. The NFL is gone.


45 posted on 10/13/2017 11:21:20 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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To: C19fan

The hole it is digging get bigger and deeper.


46 posted on 10/13/2017 11:40:29 AM PDT by mulligan (The)
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To: C19fan

“Lockhart said the discussions will focus on 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.”

Lockhart and the NFL are completely clueless on this. The NFL is essentially like Hillary! navel gazing about why she lost the election. In both cases, a look in the mirror will clarify root problem.

The NFL (league managmeent, owners and players) went waaaaay to far out of their way to piss off fans like me.


47 posted on 10/13/2017 11:51:04 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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To: mulligan

The NFL announced their solution today. They are not going to show the National Anthem. Nor will they show players on the bench during the game and celebrations after touchdowns.

The networks came back and are asking the NFL what will they do with the other 2 1/2 hours of dead air.


48 posted on 10/13/2017 11:52:50 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (“The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.” - DJT)
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To: MPJackal

I WAS a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan - born there, my home city. NO MORE. They lost me FOREVER with their BLM supporting, kneeling crap - before or after the National Anthem, it doesn’t matter. Jerry Jones was trying to have it both ways and it’s blown up in his face.

These spoiled multimillionaire NFL brats can go play football in some third world craphole like those I fought in as a US Army Combat Infantryman. 99.9% of them never served in the military and have no clue of the sacrifices made by better men and women to give these brats the freedom to make MILLIONS playing a child’s game. I spit on them all.

I actually smiled when I found out the DC lost the last two weeks - NEVER would I do that before - I KNOW there are a lot of people like me who have tuned them out for good.

I simply no longer care about the NFL or Dallas Cowboys, and have more important things to do with my time, like spend time with family.

Times they are a changin’, and I predict this will end badly for the NFL.


49 posted on 10/13/2017 12:08:02 PM PDT by Lions Gate
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To: Lions Gate

Glad to see Zeke is finally sitting his ass down.


50 posted on 10/13/2017 12:08:31 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

There was a time when I would have known, but now I have no idea what your talking about - nor do I even care.

Dallas Cowboys who? Zeke who?

The NFL has exposed themselves as leftist BLM supporters which is nothing more than a police hating terrorist group.

People have a choice. Do they love America or the NFL? The two are now diametrically opposed to each other.

It’s an easy choice for me.


51 posted on 10/13/2017 12:21:57 PM PDT by Lions Gate
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To: tomkat
THE NFL IS SAYING THEIR FANS ARE RACISTS WHO NEED TO BE EDUCATED BY THEIR PLAYERS?

That's so insulting...

52 posted on 10/13/2017 12:28:57 PM PDT by GOPJ (THE NFL SAYS THEIR FANS ARE RACISTS WHO MUST BE EDUCATED BY THEIR PLAYERS? That's so insulting.)
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To: GOPJ

Hey NFL, Educate This!


53 posted on 10/13/2017 12:29:56 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: C19fan
Now why would they add criminal justice reform to their demands? Most of these felons get away with all kinds of abuse and murder. Do they want to be put in jail and stay there because they're such horrible people? Nah.. That's not it. They want to be able to get away with more criminal activity.
54 posted on 10/13/2017 12:54:26 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: mewzilla
And it is a pretty simple model — don't make your customers angry and they will return.

Only when government runs things are people forced to return — an example is Obamacare. The Obamacare product is terrible and yet we are forced to continue buying it and for this reason it will always be terrible.

55 posted on 10/13/2017 12:55:02 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: C19fan

Wben did social justice become the job of football players?


56 posted on 10/13/2017 1:02:50 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs (Truth, in a time of universal deceit, is courage)
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To: RoseofTexas

Rush is right. The idiots should choose go do what is right. Lockhart took Rush’s gift and then used the dog whistle ‘social justice’. Talk about blind.


57 posted on 10/13/2017 1:19:09 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs (Truth, in a time of universal deceit, is courage)
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To: MPJackal
If the owners started firing this kneelers and replaced them, this would end tomorrow.

I don't think that's what will happen. The players will really go berserk if they get punished for this. It will be a glorious day. I want this stuff to continue until the NFL is well and truly dead.

58 posted on 10/13/2017 1:42:16 PM PDT by j. earl carter
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To: j. earl carter

If you watch these unappreciative, disrespectful losers play their games, you support their anti-American views. The he** with them and their sponsors. Spend more time with your friends and family and avoid the nfl sponsors products. I dislike these so-called LIB social justice warriors. May they rot...


59 posted on 10/13/2017 2:47:08 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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