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[NFL] Chris Long admits they kicked an owner off of social justice committee over Trump [tr] [ed]
Twitchy ^ | August 22, 2019 | Brad S.

Posted on 08/23/2019 11:15:26 AM PDT by C19fan

The professional football league is about to start its new season soon, and you know what that means — MORE POLITICAL LECTURES! (Okay, fantasy football, but still…)

While some are still bleating about Colin Kaepernick not playing the league is still dealing with the fallout from his protesting. With ratings dropping, and discontent between ownership and activist-minded athletes, one solution thought upon was the creation of a social justice committee, comprised of owners and players. This committee would address and influence any number of social causes.

It was recently announced that one member would be stepping down, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. Initially, it sounded as if Ross would be focusing on work with his own non-profit organization. However committee member Chris Long, recently retired from playing, spoke with Sports Illustrated and let it slip that Ross had in fact been pushed out of the group.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: football; goxfl; nationalfelonsleague; nfl
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To: C19fan

Die, nfl, die


21 posted on 08/23/2019 12:00:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: C19fan

Good gravy. These idiots fan the flames right before every season. Each time I go in planning to get back into it and then they piss me off all over again.


22 posted on 08/23/2019 12:01:32 PM PDT by ilgipper (The mob only destroys. Never creates.)
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To: C19fan

Why do millionaire athletes need social justice?


23 posted on 08/23/2019 12:03:09 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
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To: JimSp

The NFL lost me after the first couple years of unrestricted free agency.

How do you remain loyal to a team when in four years most of “your guys” will be wearing other teams colors?


24 posted on 08/23/2019 12:07:01 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
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To: dainbramaged

Totally agree!

And I always thought the same of those Gronk brothers.


25 posted on 08/23/2019 12:16:23 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: BenLurkin
Die, nfl, die

It will.





Jay Z announced a multi-year partnership with the NFL, with the stated goal of enhancing "the league's social justice efforts."



26 posted on 08/23/2019 1:14:26 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Lurkinanloomin

They are like a girlfriend that you love and WANT to give another chance but just when you are ready to, you find out she cheated AGAIN!!

Third year not watching NFL coming up.

I LOVED watching the sport.

But it keeps cheating on me and I don’t want to be the fool again.


27 posted on 08/23/2019 1:34:40 PM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Bob434

It is not that simple.

Season’s ticket holders had to agree to purchase tickets for every game or forfeit their Personal Seat Licenses worth thousands of dollars.

I would guess that the cheapest ones are at least 3gs. When I sold mine (three yrs ago) they went for 4400 per.

There were no political beefs going on at the time but going to the games was becoming a Royal P-i-t-A for an old fart.

Thank God I unloaded them at the perfect time.


28 posted on 08/23/2019 1:38:32 PM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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To: dp0622

This will be year four for me.
I still have my 1966 World Championship Green Bay Packers team photo and most of the team signatures.


29 posted on 08/23/2019 1:41:55 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Tommy Revolts

Jay-Z sold out to ‘the man’. He’s now an Uncle Tom.


30 posted on 08/23/2019 2:08:59 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: C19fan

He supports Trump, so he’s no longer human.


31 posted on 08/23/2019 8:51:14 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: C19fan

Kaepernick was offered a contract and turned it down.


32 posted on 08/23/2019 8:51:43 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: C19fan

It also doesn’t help that the actual game on the field sucks and is boring. Took the hitting out of the game, too many penalties, and too many delays.


33 posted on 08/23/2019 9:00:04 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

It’s not our football anymore.


34 posted on 08/23/2019 9:13:31 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan

if you are still watching the NFL seeing they have a social justice committee, should be the last straw.


35 posted on 08/23/2019 9:15:17 PM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: dfwgator

That’s for sure.

36 posted on 08/23/2019 9:24:20 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: C19fan

Does anyone but Rush really care about the thug league?


37 posted on 08/24/2019 7:32:43 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: C19fan; 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Social Justice Warriors eat one of their own, apparently, because he doesn’t support an SJW-appropriate candidate for 2020.

PING!


38 posted on 08/26/2019 3:46:08 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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