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I agree, but you're mostly preaching to the choir Wednesdays May 2018 #1
Preaching to the choir... Aristus May 2018 #2
NFL racism? Lamonte May 2018 #3
You mean... PoorMonger May 2018 #4
You contradict yourself. I agree with one of your assertions. NCTraveler May 2018 #6
Nope. PoorMonger May 2018 #7
Also, I do think of it as a free speech issue. PoorMonger May 2018 #8
The fact is they don't really have any reason for creating this rule lunatica May 2018 #17
The NFL is planning on spending $89 million on social justince awareness MichMan May 2018 #23
Hadn't heard that PoorMonger May 2018 #29
I would like to see the top draft choices all shun the NFL for the CFL MichMan May 2018 #34
The New rule regarding athletes kneeling or standing is based on racism lunatica May 2018 #5
Are you kidding? Squinch May 2018 #27
I get your sentiment, but that's just silly. Captain Stern May 2018 #9
It sounds like you just don't want to sacrifice a football jersey lunatica May 2018 #11
Does it really sound like that? Captain Stern May 2018 #35
How is punishing a protest against the random killing of black men not racist? Squinch May 2018 #26
How is the protest being punished? Captain Stern May 2018 #36
The players are being prevented from their respectful protest. If they do not comply Squinch May 2018 #37
They can still respectfully protest by not coming on the field till the anthem is over. Captain Stern May 2018 #38
You seem to think this has something to do with their salaries. It doesn't. It has to do with Squinch May 2018 #39
Nope. I know what the protest is about. Captain Stern May 2018 #46
+10000 Anon-C May 2018 #10
But the NFL has to KNOW-- dawg day May 2018 #12
Agreed. lunatica May 2018 #14
A complete boycott would work.. ananda May 2018 #13
Good point lunatica May 2018 #15
My opinion runtel May 2018 #16
I like the way you think lunatica May 2018 #18
The fans are the bornfree17 May 2018 #19
The fans who are Deplorables love all things racist lunatica May 2018 #20
right bornfree17 May 2018 #22
I apologize for misreading your post lunatica May 2018 #31
Most fans support the kneeling players,to the fans that dont Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #45
I think the idea of an adult wearing a player's number is ludicrous. Blue_true May 2018 #21
Aren't the salaries of the players dependant on total revenues? MichMan May 2018 #24
It would never get that far lunatica May 2018 #25
Lots of NFL fans stopped buying NFL paraphernalia because of the ... spin May 2018 #28
The players have been all over the place lunatica May 2018 #30
If so I have missed them. ... spin May 2018 #33
Kick lunatica May 2018 #32
Should probably include college football loyalsister May 2018 #40
Academics BannonsLiver May 2018 #42
White football players have greater access to support loyalsister May 2018 #43
Drug addicts can't stop their addictions HAB911 May 2018 #41
Now the NFL has done gone and pissed off everybody so they will truly lose. nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #44
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