NFL 'running scared' of Trump and Musk ahead of Super Bowl with Bluesky ban

[Buttoneer]

The NFL risks alienating fans and accusations of “running scared” from Donald Trump and Elon Musk ahead of Super Bowl LIX after it banned teams from posting on X rival Bluesky, say industry watchers.

But neither team is allowed to connect with American football fans on Bluesky, which has 30m users, because the league has refused to approve the social media platform.

It comes after Trump returned for a second term as US president, backed by billionaire Musk, who bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it X.

Trump – set to be the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl –

[multigraincracker]

1. Every thing he touches, dies.

[Lovie777]

2. Is the NFL going to rescind DEI?..

[2naSalit]

7. I wonder what kind of...

Pro sport football would be if there were only white players.

[Bengus81]

9. The way it's moved in the last decade there would be NO QB's

[underpants]

8. They won't have "END RACISM" at the Super Bowl end zones

The National Football League will stencil the phrase “Choose Love” in the back of the end zone at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans for Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX (59) game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.

“The Super Bowl is often a snapshot in time and the NFL is in a unique position to capture and lift the imagination of the country,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told CNN in a statement.

“‘Choose Love’ is appropriate to use in the Super Bowl as our country has endured in recent weeks wild fires in southern California, the terrorist attack here in New Orleans, the plane and helicopter crash near our nation’s capital and the plane crash in Philadelphia.”

According to The Athletic, this will be the first time that “End Racism” is not used in the big game since 2021.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/sport/super-bowl-choose-love-end-racism-spt/index.html

[dem4decades]

13. apparently, they no longer want to end racism either.

[roscoeroscoe]

4. First of all, go Eagles! Knocked off the Patriots and now the Chiefies are on the menu

F all these spineless corporate weasels bowing to the admin.

Not going to watch, but hoping for some highlights of the Eagles pass rush causing some... sacks.

[Mossfern]

5. This is where players need to put their money

where their mouths are - so to say.

ALL of them should refuse to comply unless there is a valid reason given by owners besides that it will displease Musk. There is no way that they should lose their freedom of speech.

I'm not a sports fa, but this is abrogating their 1st amendment rights.

[FalloutShelter]

6. The players' union should file a

Free speech, 1st amendment , suit against the NFL.

[Bengus81]

10. Refused to approve Bluesky?? Have you even looked Goodell to make that statement??

Nah...like all the rest of you rich FUCKS you don't want to rock the boat.

[dalton99a]

11. Kick

[FSogol]

14. Link? Source? TIA. n/t

[Mossfern]

16. I found lots of links

Just google it.
That's why I deleted my post asking for the same.

[FSogol]

17. Thanks, but that's not how discussion groups work. The OP should include a link or source. n/t

[gab13by13]

15. Who is the NFL?

Did the owners vote for this, or is this just from Roger Goodell? If it's just from Roger Goodell the headline should say that.

Go Eagles and I'm not a fan of either team.

[BoRaGard]

18. WTF? Total G.O.P. censorshit

and the NFL takes a fugging knee.

How manly. Not.

[Bengus81]

19. This ban goes back at least till Jan 23rd and it's not just the Superbowl teams it's the entire NFL

The Pats were the first one's told not to post on or before that date. This isn't exclusive to the SB but it is exclusive to BS.


https://www.sportspro.com/news/nfl-new-england-patriots-bluesky-x-elon-musk-january-2025/

[Lovie777]

20. Bondi told the DOJ to go after businesses, companies, corporations...................

and others that do not comply with the banishment of DEI.

[Baitball Blogger]

21. If they don't get federal money, she can't touch them.

[valleyrogue]

22. Is Musk going to be there?

I think it is the height of insanity for Trump to even think of attending the event.

It's Ford's Theater all over again.

[oberle]

23. One can only

hope.