yes in 3 easy steps:
1) Dump Goodell
2) Announce that any player who practices politics from the field will be immediately suspended and fined.
3) Make it clear they are free to say what they want, OFF THE FIELD, just not on company time. (this is necessary for the really stoopid libtards)
“Furthermore, it is true that there remain great inequities in criminal justice, law enforcement, and economic opportunity for various groups of Americans that need to be addressed. “
This piece of drivel is NOT TRUE.
I am sick to death of reading this garbage,
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Isn't it interesting that judges who say its alright for the players to KNEEL during the National Anthem still want you to STAND when they enter the courtroom?
Too late.
No NFL for me forever
“3) Make it clear they are free to say what they want, OFF THE FIELD, just not on company time. (this is necessary for the really stoopid libtards)”
Problem with this one is they are never not on company time. When they signed the contract, they placed themselves in a position to follow the “company” rules that were more than just their contract. They were also locked into PA requirements and league rules that, among other things, demand they act in a manner that does not cause disparity or any negative representation of the teams or players of the league.
A couple of years ago, Marshall Lynch was not conforming to his contractual requirements for media time. He was being fined a ridiculously low amount of money each time. But when they threatened to suspend him he sat in front of the media and made a further mockery of the situation. But he met the bare basics of his contractual requirement for demanded media time.
The players are sold to the public and that’s what makes the money. The owners, who make the rules, like the money so they try to protect the players as much as possible. Hence rule changes for player spotlighting and physical protection. And that is why this issue has gone this far. Now everyone attached to the NFL is scrambling to come up with an “out.” Problem is they are over their heads in this quicksand.
Be prepared to be expected to forgive and forget as fast as possible. The owners will toss funds at the military like Wounded Warrior or donate to a VA hospital and people on Mars will read about it. And all will be forgiven, right? Until they do something again. And the owners will throw more money at it and the “great fans,” as you will be called to pander to you, will play the same game as the past. The game survives, the fans are brushed aside, the principles make their millions, and life goes on. It’ll happen. Just wait. I won’t forget. They stepped on me and others like me and it hurt. And hey didn’t care until it bit them on the a$$. I just don’t think it took a big enough chunk to stop them or to pay back what they have done.
rwood