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NCTraveler

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6. You contradict yourself. I agree with one of your assertions.

Fri May 25, 2018, 04:31 PM

May 2018

"bowing down to Trump’s whim and effectively curtailing the player’s right to free speech?"

Not a free speech issue and it had to do with their fan base.

"They are looking at market share and how their most important demographic of consumers ( aging white guys ) is upset and siding with Trump so they did what they could to shut down lawful and peaceful protest."

That I agree with.

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If you really want to effectively stop the NFL continuing their racism [View all] lunatica May 2018 OP

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