Posted on 10/17/2017 5:20:33 PM PDT by John W
The N.F.L. for now will continue to let players kneel or sit during the national anthem without a penalty, capitulating to demands by the athletes for free expression but potentially further alienating fans who object to the protests and feel they are disrespectful to the flag and the military.
But, after a meeting Tuesday with union representatives and players, the league did promise to help support some of the causes targeted by the protesting players, including reform of the criminal justice system.
The owners’ decision to not toughen the league’s stance on anthem demonstrations showed yet again the contortions they have been going through to display support for their players while wrestling with the political fallout of the sideline protests that have persisted since last season.
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It’s OK if the fans do though.
May the NFL death spiral continue.
NFL out of the USA!
So it is pretty much lose-lose for the fans. Got it.
The fans will punish both if the owners don't do something definitive about the situation. They are both the problem. Who the F*** do they think they are anyway.
What an opportunity to form a new football league.
“reform of the criminal justice system”
Oh?
What’s that? Further eroding of any authority?
No police in black areas. That would be best. Let scum completely overtake urban areas.
It’s their game and their peril.
That’s ok/
WE will penalize the players and the owners with our pocketbooks and anything else we can come up with.
As in, no more taxpayer funded stadiums.
They are more afraid of losing the millions they have invested in their coddled players than they are of losing fans.
That makes it 10 times worse. Anyone watching an NFL game now should be considered someone who hates America.
The NFL is now a George Soros, Hate America, Hate Whitey, and Black Lives Matter, cop hating, flag desecrating; seditious organization.
Supporting the NFL is supporting the end of the American Experience.
Trump was right, the team owners are afraid of upsetting their precious crybaby millionaire players.
The NFL players are incapable of self policing themselves on this issue or fruity celebration gyrations. But the NFL made dorky rules against ‘excessive celebrations.’ That is how lame this sport is. Garbage product, has been for years.
Freegards
I sent such a plan to my buddy who is having NFL-withdrawl the other day:
- Player salaries capped at $300K/yr
- Ticket prices capped at $50/seat
- Zero tolerance for using any kind of illegal or performance-enhancing drug (with checkups), immediate firing.
- Zero tolerance for any criminal activity, immediate firing.
- Strict social media policy banning public comments on religion, race, politics, etc. First offence - $10,000 fine. Second offence, firing.
- Form teams in middle to larger cities where existing stadiums can be rented.
- Allow online media companies only to bid for (paid per view) streaming licenses. No broadcast or cable TV holdings allowed.
You get the idea. It would be pretty easy to find out whether Americans are willing to support clean, traditional football or not.
The NFL is making it easier to ignore football every day.
I thought it’d be impossible to screw up such a simple business model but they’ve managed to do it.
Yep.... About to learn a hard lesson in marketing.
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