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25. i dont care for this usless sport anyway. yet another playtoy for the rich

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Tue May 22, 2018, 07:27 PM

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NFL weighs 15-yard penalties for kneeling during national anthem: report [View all] Judi Lynn May 2018 OP

Fuck them this is unAmerican. TNNurse May 2018 #1

The first two words of the article say it all. "NFL owners..." mpcamb May 2018 #26

Correction.... SergeStorms May 2018 #70

Fuck em dembotoz May 2018 #2

WTF???? ailsagirl May 2018 #3

American 'football' is only outdone in stupidity by boxing. pangaia May 2018 #4

An beauty pageants (IMHO) nt. Pluvious May 2018 #46

How Trumpian Mein Kampf of the NFL aeromanKC May 2018 #5

And anyone watching on TV should respond to the williesgirl May 2018 #6

You guys want to escalate? pecosbob May 2018 #7

If it Happen's ? busterbrown May 2018 #15

I would love to see an entire team walk back to the locker room after the anthem pecosbob May 2018 #35

Fuck. Them. Iggo May 2018 #8

How did we even get here? Mr.Bill May 2018 #9

Boy... 911? the collateral damaged it did.! N/T busterbrown May 2018 #16

To some extent, but Mr.Bill May 2018 #19

NFL Players Where in the Locker Room for the Anthem up to 2008 Ccarmona May 2018 #41

The Military has always been..... blkyank1 May 2018 #64

True, but that was not my point. Mr.Bill May 2018 #87

Not 9/11...it didn't start this crap pecosbob May 2018 #38

I stand by what I stated.. busterbrown May 2018 #42

AND!!!!!!!! MyOwnPeace May 2018 #55

I stopped attending xxqqqzme May 2018 #56

I agree keepleft101 May 2018 #76

Haven't watched an NFL game MontanaMama May 2018 #10

What bullshit. Solly Mack May 2018 #11

Oh, please.... paleotn May 2018 #12

Yep left-of-center2012 May 2018 #18

There was plenty of jingoism at the start of Gulf War I VWolf May 2018 #79

So what do you gain rich sporty guys? Maxheader May 2018 #13

that would actually work. nt 7962 May 2018 #17

Yes! My thoughts exactly...nt stopwastingmymoney May 2018 #83

Better idea: Stop playing the f**king national anthem. That 'home of the brave, sinkingfeeling May 2018 #14

no shit. eom LittleGirl May 2018 #33

The only time national anthems are appropriate, IMO, VWolf May 2018 #80

Keep the teams off the field until start of the game left-of-center2012 May 2018 #20

+1000s DinahMoeHum May 2018 #44

Yes WhoWoodaKnew May 2018 #54

It would actually be kind of funny if both teams kneeled whopis01 May 2018 #21

I like that idea! BigmanPigman May 2018 #22

the game theorist in me is fascinated with this! unblock May 2018 #23

I love it whopis01 May 2018 #40

GREAT!!!! MyOwnPeace May 2018 #57

Perfect response. paleotn May 2018 #24

i dont care for this usless sport anyway. yet another playtoy for the rich AllaN01Bear May 2018 #25

I stopped watching sports in the 1980s Sherman A1 May 2018 #27

Me either. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #31

Too bad I watch not a second of NFL already. marble falls May 2018 #28

I bet they don't do this. But nowadays, who knows. Hoyt May 2018 #29

Stop playing the national anthem. I am tired of these right-wing morons making everything about walkingman May 2018 #30

Submit.... Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #32

Not possible. Complete nonsense. kacekwl May 2018 #34

But if the same number of players on each team.... Turbineguy May 2018 #36

If 10 Players on each team kneel, 150 yard penalty , offsetting . bahrbearian May 2018 #37

They SHOULD! Duppers May 2018 #65

I quit watching football a few yrs ago after the studies on CTE came out. airmid May 2018 #39

I want to see a whole team kneel sellitman May 2018 #43

Wouldn't work that way... blkyank1 May 2018 #66

The players might concede on this rule..... MichMan May 2018 #45

Players return to locker room before game start. Anthem plays. Teams return. Game played End story benld74 May 2018 #47

Then it'll be how unpatriotic of them BadgerKid May 2018 #48

If it's owner's decision benld74 May 2018 #58

The winning response belongs to Tommy Thomlinson rpannier May 2018 #49

Excellent. What happens if players on both teams kneel. Offsetting? Hoyt May 2018 #53

Knowing the NFL rpannier May 2018 #73

F that. They will lose this fan immediately. JDC May 2018 #50

That is total BS n/t GP6971 May 2018 #51

My knowledge of football isn't that great, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #52

Why do sports have to be ingrained with jingoism? Dawson Leery May 2018 #59

15 yard penalties will not work! quartz007 May 2018 #60

This is just messed up, billionaires will want paying ticket holders to stand or they turbinetree May 2018 #61

I thought we saw owners kneeling with the players?? Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #62

At least one did: Jerry Jones, who owns the Cowboys. Judi Lynn May 2018 #63

Thanks! Maybe he was the one I saw Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #71

Nothing blkyank1 May 2018 #67

I agree, they are not addressing the issues behind the protest Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #68

Option #2: forgotmylogin May 2018 #69

Fuck football. I'll never watch it again. Idiot fascist shitfucks. truthisfreedom May 2018 #72

This is yet another losing issue for us. We are obviously on the correct side of the issue... WhoWoodaKnew May 2018 #74

This is as stupid as it can get keepleft101 May 2018 #75

The fines you propose seem as nonsensical as does the penalty itself. LanternWaste May 2018 #84

how does it? keepleft101 May 2018 #88

Then they should also consider 20-yard penalties for grabbing their crotch. Or picking their nose. Nitram May 2018 #77

And millions of Americans TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #78

15 yards or 15 lashes.. mountain grammy May 2018 #81

If they do this, I'm done CanonRay May 2018 #82

I'm pretty much done anyway. maxsolomon May 2018 #85

Hell! Everyone Should itcfish May 2018 #86

"Prediction: the NFL caving to the conservative snowflakes will be insufficient. ..." mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 #89