Posted on 06/05/2020 9:07:01 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
An unprecedented week in the NFL culminated in a landscape-shifting 24 hours that appear to have dramatically changed the league's stance on player protests. Things are happening quickly, and you surely have questions. Is kneeling during the national anthem OK now? Does Colin Kaepernick have a chance to get back in? What role do politics play in all of this? Let's try and bring it all together.
In a video message released Friday night, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell responded to a video released Thursday night by a collection of NFL stars including Michael Thomas, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson. Goodell's video included three specific statements the players in Thursday's video had asked the NFL to make about racism, social injustice and peaceful protests.
"We, the National Football League, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people," Goodell said. "We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier, and encourage all players to speak out and peacefully protest. We, the National Football League, believe that black lives matter."
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So, all you people that forgave the NFL because they “weren’t kneeling any more...”
Surprise. Now turn that crap off and go do something more productive with your time.
Odds on when Kapernick is back on a team?
No biggie. They plan on playing with no fans in the stands anyway.
That was me. I came back in time to last's years playoffs and the Super Bowl.
This time I am gone for good.
To hell with football
High school football.
They’ll need to shake down the cities for their new fan-less stadiums.
They kneel and Im gone. For good this time.
Who cares? I gave up on the NFL.
NFL is over. Dead.
What is the nfl? /s
Let’s see how long they play with no fans watching at home. I am so done with the NFL.
Wow. The NFL doubles down on stupid.
Revenue stream cannot solely exist on video games can it?
Never ever ever ever apologize to these clowns. Ever.
Yep. This is where I will be watching my nephew this year.
All those young men just walking past dinner like that...
Maybe it is time to only watch college football.
The Drew Brees Instagram post to the President was just weird. Brees is done.
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