The NFL has a problem on their hands. Last season, then-quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick, refused to stand for the national anthem, and remained seated. After a few weeks, he then transitioned into kneeling in protest instead. Other players quickly followed suit, and the protest has continued into this season. But now, they might be required to stand for the anthem — and one player is furious.
Initially, the league was supportive of the protest. League executives, coaches, and team owners supported the protest and stood in solidarity with the players. But things quickly changed. Donald Trump slammed the league for the protests, calling for players who participate to be fired. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones refused to allow the protests on his team. And ratings have been plummeting as well.
For NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, it has apparently all been too much. He sent a letter to all 32 teams, saying that he now expects players to stand during the national anthem. “Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the national anthem. It is an important moment in our game. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us,” he wrote. “We also care deeply about our players and respect their opinions and concerns about critical social issues. The controversy over the Anthem is a barrier to having honest conversations and making real progress on the underlying issues. We need to move past this controversy, and we want to do that together with our players.”
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5 comments:
Ha Ha Ha
We will shut them down if they refuse to stand!
We decided to protest the NFL well before our president spoke about it. They(the MSM) keep wanting to blame Trump for this....SMH
McCoy is just mouthing things he heard from other dumb aces who think they have a "Constitutional right" to protest a political issue while on the job.
He probably has a degree (lol) in sports medicine and couldn't spell "Constitution" even if you gave him the first ten letters.
Secondly, he continues, along with the rest of his suddenly enlightened social warriors, mistakenly believes Americans are on his side.
Some hero worshipers and other misguided, mistaken, and mislead buffoons think he's just great, but most hard working taxpayers (and veterans and their families and their friends) think that being forced to watch spoiled millionaires desecrate a highly honored moment to complain about...wait for it..."oppression"... while having to, themselves, leave early for their second job. Or try not to focus on the phantom pain in the stump of their leg.
KNEEL on foreign soil for our national anthem.
You lost me (and a few million others, apparently) after that.
You total dumbasses.
I wouldn't spit on you if you were on fire.
Keep it up. You'll be playing something, but it won't be on TV.
i left supporting the NFL well before President Trump came onto the scene...i stopped supporting them when they started this disrespectful mess...i stopped when they let an accused murderer, an accused rapist and deflategate, stay on the team. Kids used to look up the ball players as role models and what they have been showing for the last few years are far from the role models that we need for our youth. Clean up your act NFL or as another just commented, we will shut you down!
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