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Home Front: Culture Wars
NFL anthem protests continue after league agrees to fund player activism
2017-12-04
[The Hill] NFL player protests continued during the national anthem prior to Sunday’s early games, despite a league agreement to fund player activism efforts.

At least 20 players demonstrated during or after the national anthem on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. Three players for the San Francisco 49ers and three Miami Dolphins players took a knee during the anthem before the teams’ respective games.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Tyus Bowser knelt for the first few verses of the national anthem, then stood for the rest, as he has done previously this season.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews, who has stayed off the field for the anthem before, was inactive on Sunday, but did not appear on the field prior to the game.

Three other Titans players raised their fists over their heads after the song concluded.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  I do not need the NFL, or the NBA, or any of the TLA sports things. They are dead to me.
Posted by: Blackbeard Bumble5724   2017-12-04 21:54  

#11  REVEALED! NFL stole cash from veterans to bribe players

"Last week, the NFL offered kneelers a massive payout to stop their protesting, and this week 49ers safety Eric Reid revealed where the money is coming from.

Reid claims that the league’s proposed initiative to shell out $89 million to social justice causes is actually going to come from breast cancer awareness and military support funds.

Yes, that means that the NFL would be stealing cash from veterans–the very people whom they also don’t support during the national anthem.

Of course, the NFL has tried to dispute this claim."
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2017-12-04 17:18  

#10  Breitbart continues documenting the level of empty seats around the league during yesterday’s games here.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-12-04 11:50  

#9  Honestly at this point, the NFL should FIRE all of it's players and start with completely new ones on new contracts stating that anyone kneeling or doing other stupid moronic crap during the anthem is automatically held in breach of contract and not only fired but liable to pay back all money taken prior to that point.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2017-12-04 11:04  

#8  Danegeld never changes.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-12-04 10:55  

#7  Let those players fund their own activism if they feel so strongly about it. They certainly make enough money. And boot them out of the league if they don't respect the national anthem.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-12-04 10:24  

#6  A little more justice and a lot less social justice whatever that stands for (or kneels for). I will continue my personal boycott of the NFL.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-12-04 09:56  

#5  This is what's known as doubling down on stupid.
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-12-04 09:37  

#4   a league agreement to fund player activism efforts.

So fan ticket and channel subscription monies are going to BLM?
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-12-04 09:03  

#3  The NFL's multifaceted offer earmarks at least $89 million over a seven-year period for both national and local projects, according to the documents. On the national level, owners this year would allocate $5 million, with their commitment growing annually and maxing out at $12 million per year from 2021 through 2023. At the local level, owners would put up $250,000 annually and expect players to match that amount, totaling $500,000 for each team. Players and owners can exceed that amount if they choose, with no matching requirement.

In addition, there would be other fundraising opportunities, including telethons and auctions of jerseys worn in games.

In light of the underwhelming support of the NFL of recent, they might want to re-think that jerseys strategy. And I'm certain the telethons will be something to behold.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2017-12-04 08:51  

#2  They are as inept as the Republican side of the Congress of the Untied States of America.
Posted by: Hupeting Sforza8196   2017-12-04 05:27  

#1  That which you subsidize, you get more of.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-12-04 02:12  

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