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Group of players asks NFL to support activism awareness month
NBC Sports ^ | September 21, 2017 | Darin Gantt

Posted on 09/21/2017 5:00:48 AM PDT by Zakeet

The NFL will wrap itself in pink for breast cancer, and put on faux-camo to celebrate the military.

Now, a group of players have asked commissioner Roger Goodell to spend a month talking about black and white.

According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports, a group of four current and former players sent the league a memo in August asking for the NFL's help campaigning for racial equality and criminal justice reform. The letter was signed by Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, retired wide receiver Anquan Boldin and Eagles wideout Torrey Smith.

The 10-page letter to Goodell and executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent also asked the league to endorse efforts to promote an activism awareness month.

(Excerpt) Read more at profootballtalk.nbcsports.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: football; nfl; protest; racism; rotflmfao
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To: mewzilla

You’re right, those comments are WOW


21 posted on 09/21/2017 5:58:45 AM PDT by onona (Please Lord guide my thoughts and actions)
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To: Zakeet

Killing the golden goose.

I seem to remember a children’s tale about that.


22 posted on 09/21/2017 6:05:23 AM PDT by TomGuy
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If the NFL wants to be around in 10 years, they must act NOW: They must take a stand and tell the players that it is ALL ABOUT THE FANS.
There will be gnashing of teeth, screaming from the Media and yes, possibly players deciding to strike, HOWEVER, in the long run, they will survive and make a full recovery if they tell the players to SHUT UP AND ENTERTAIN THE CUSTOMERS.

If they continue down this path, the NFL is done.


23 posted on 09/21/2017 6:10:08 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: Zakeet

Ex-nfl. God speed the day.


24 posted on 09/21/2017 6:12:41 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Zakeet

Just what the NFL needs another freaking [Insert Cause] Month.


25 posted on 09/21/2017 6:15:35 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: Zakeet

I wish I could send these ungrateful bastards back in time to a plantation in the deep South circa 1835....


26 posted on 09/21/2017 6:49:02 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation ("You can't fix America without pissing off the people who broke it".....Bill Mitchell)
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To: Zakeet

NFL (NO FANS LEFT!)


27 posted on 09/21/2017 7:11:58 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (He is leading us in Making America Great Again!)
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To: Maverick68

From what I see, 56 of the 58 comments so far are against the notion.


28 posted on 09/21/2017 7:53:28 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Teacher317

Don’t worry, the NFL will ignore the consensus of the average fan in deference to the players and people who never watch.


29 posted on 09/21/2017 8:22:08 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: Zakeet

Yeah, you just go ahead and do that.


30 posted on 09/21/2017 8:23:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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