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The NFL Isn't Through
Townhall.com ^ | May 26, 2018 | Cal Thomas

Posted on 05/26/2018 5:04:32 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 05/26/2018 5:04:33 AM PDT by Kaslin
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Too late for me.
I’m SEC only now.


2 posted on 05/26/2018 5:07:27 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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While I agree with the message of the post, it will not happen for one reason; Money.
The NFL did not decide to require players to stand and respect our country because it was the right thing to do. Last year, the NFL defended the players’ actions stating that the “free speech” of the players was defensible. The only reason that the NFL changed their outlook is because fans quit watching and attending games.
Creating a healthy atmosphere, paying a decent salary, and treating cheerleaders in a moral and ethical manner would be the right thing to do. However, that will not generate more income and fans. In fact, it may just turn some watchers away if the cheerleaders are not sexy enough. I doubt it, but maybe.
If the NFL could legally prostitute their cheerleaders to season ticket holders, they would do it in a heartbeat.
They NFL as an organization does not give a damn about patriotism, morality, ethics, or anything other than their profit margin. If they did, they would not hire and retain so many criminals in the organization.


3 posted on 05/26/2018 5:17:38 AM PDT by CPONav
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Too late for me too. NFL is tainted meat.


4 posted on 05/26/2018 5:20:54 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Enforce the Law. Build the Wall. Deport them All.)
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To: Kaslin

I have been through with the NFL for several decades. These thugs hate America, hate the best culture and country in the history of the world, and hate me, I have no use for the NFL, NBA, etc and never will again.


5 posted on 05/26/2018 5:21:27 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: Kaslin

Women who expose their breasts and buns to the public should expect to be sexually harassed. Are they asking to have less revealing costumes? No.

Why have NFL cheerleaders at all? Unpaid High School and College football players may need cheering from the sidelines for motivation. NFL players get millions of dollars. That should be enough motivation.


6 posted on 05/26/2018 5:21:32 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

The SEC schools and most other college teams do not take the field or stand for the anthem. How is this different from the NFL not standing for the anthem? The consensus here is that NFL players staying in the locker room is not acceptable either.


7 posted on 05/26/2018 5:26:44 AM PDT by wrcase
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Almost absent from the debate over their actions is how the millionaire NFL showboaters have supersized the war on police with their false narrative:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQCQFH5wOJo


8 posted on 05/26/2018 5:27:20 AM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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.……..lol, I have not watched the NFL one minute in 30 years except when it is forced upon me in an airport or hotel bar. So, unfortunately, I cannot hurt them much today because I’ve been boycotting the “felons” for 30 years.

That said, I’m going to disagree with Cal Thomas in part. Yes, these cheerleaders are naïve, gullible, defenseless, dupes looking to land a man with some money. Everybody knows that.

And, they damn sure need some protection/sanity from the owners in terms of what functions they are forced to attend. All that said, Cal Thomas said they should not be “forced” to attend promotional events. That’s nuts! That’s what they are there (i.e. to promote the team) for and last time I checked they are “employees”.

So, “promotional events” yes!...……...but with some 300 lb lineman going along to make sure the ogling guys behave themselves.

What teams need to do and MUST do is insist that their “cheerleaders” are treated with respect and put some active enforcement behind it.


9 posted on 05/26/2018 5:31:51 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: Kaslin

Sundays will never be the saaaaaaaaaaame

Now, church, productivity, family time, et al

Thanks, (n)fl players. You actually did me a favor


10 posted on 05/26/2018 5:33:13 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Ban athiests, not guns)
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The players are employees.
The boss makes the rules.
Like it or leave.


11 posted on 05/26/2018 5:34:14 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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I agree with you! Haven't watched a game in almost 3 years now (this will be the fourth season.) Tired of the NFL's stupid bullshit. It started with all the rules changes (what constitutes a "catch") and culminated with the players kneeling. Just had enough. Don't want to watch it anymore.

I've really enjoyed college football the last two years, the SEC being my favorite because of the way they run their offense.

12 posted on 05/26/2018 5:35:37 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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” The NFL is a business. The business is sports......”..

If that be so, why are tax paying Americans dollars being used to subsidize that business, the NFL?

Many of us have/had businesses and NEVER received any federal subsidizing. Why then should the NFL get any funding from us?


13 posted on 05/26/2018 5:40:46 AM PDT by DaveA37
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“NFL players staying in the locker room is not acceptable...”....

The NFL’s pitiful way of trying to appease both the players and the fans. I was done with the NFL and their low level IQ players a long time ago, and still vowing to never return..


14 posted on 05/26/2018 5:46:31 AM PDT by DaveA37
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The NFL is like a bunch of Strippers- they SAY they like us, they may smile at us, but deep down inside they hate our Guts, and the more money we spend on them, the more they hate us.


15 posted on 05/26/2018 5:50:09 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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The NFL is like a bunch of Strippers- they SAY they like us, they may smile at us, but deep down inside they hate our Guts, and the more money we spend on them, the more they hate us.


16 posted on 05/26/2018 5:50:27 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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The national felons league might be through but it is certainly done for in my house and millions of others across America. The end cant come fast enough.


17 posted on 05/26/2018 5:51:32 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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My guess is that the only reason the gutless libtard-enabling owners decided on this lame-ass compromise, is because they have seen their season ticket renewal rates plummet for the upcoming season...


18 posted on 05/26/2018 5:52:18 AM PDT by Common Sense 101
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But why is it OK for the college players to hide in the locker room?


19 posted on 05/26/2018 5:52:28 AM PDT by wrcase
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Waiting for XFL 2.0, if they capitalize on the NFL’s stupidity it could be a success this time.


20 posted on 05/26/2018 6:02:29 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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