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NCTraveler

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7. "Games" have often been the place for protest.

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 10:49 AM

Jun 2018

“It's ridiculous that a game is causing so much division our country and shows we are packing up basic human decency principles, when this is a story at all.”

While Kaps protest has been seriously derailed, what a brilliant protest it was.

The players are also not of like mind. Something like this would probably have to be negotiated by the union.

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It is time for the players to take a stand on the NFL national anthem issue [View all] cbdo2007 Jun 2018 OP

I think the union has it on their agenda for the next negotiation. spooky3 Jun 2018 #1

Ex NFL player, Alex Karras, explained it years ago Brother Buzz Jun 2018 #2

Players can still make a strong statement if they walk off the field before the Anthem, then walk Hoyt Jun 2018 #3

they should all go to the locker room, have some one with their phone filming them gopiscrap Jun 2018 #9

The owners really screwed up. They should have threaten to take games off FOX instead. Johonny Jun 2018 #4

They should take a stand about taking a knee PJMcK Jun 2018 #5

I totally agree gopiscrap Jun 2018 #6

"Games" have often been the place for protest. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #7

We need a Jack Olsen cyclonefence Jun 2018 #8

Johnny Cochrane only did what a good lawyer is supposed to do gopiscrap Jun 2018 #10

Can they bornfree17 Jun 2018 #11

Or just quit with the ersatz patriotism of playing the anthem before every sporting event gratuitous Jun 2018 #13

I'm good bornfree17 Jun 2018 #14

I agree duforsure Jun 2018 #12