Posted on 07/19/2018 8:21:27 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The National Football League announced Thursday that it will freeze its new policy requiring players to remain standing during the national anthem.
The NFL said in a statement that it has been “working on a resolution to the anthem issue” with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), one week after the association filed a grievance against the league over its controversial anthem policy.
“In order to allow this constructive dialogue to continue, we have come to a standstill agreement on the NFLPA’s grievance and on the NFL’s anthem policy,” the NFL's statement reads. “No new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing.”
“The NFL and NFLPA reflect the great values of America, which are repeatedly demonstrated by the many players doing extraordinary work in communities across our country to promote equality, fairness and justice,” the statement continued. “Our shared focus will remain on finding a solution to the anthem issue through mutual, good faith commitments, outside of litigation.”
In May, NFL owners voted to approve a policy requiring players on the field to stand during the national anthem. Players who "do not stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem" are subject to a fine under the policy.
Under the terms of the announced policy, which was implemented after months of controversy surrounding the anthem protests, players are allowed to stay in the locker room.
President Trump has repeatedly attacked NFL players who kneel during the anthem as part of a movement sparked by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick protesting police brutality and racial inequality.
In August 2017, Trump stoked backlash after calling for players who did not stand for the anthem to be fired, referring to such a player as a "son of a bitch."
The president also slammed the new anthem policy earlier this month, saying that it is "worse" than allowing players to kneel.
when you have a union you usually have to let them meet and negotiate on policy changes. one reason this league and many state and local jurisdictions are f-—ed up.
The nfl is heading in the same direction as the Dixie Chicks.
See ya. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Thank you!
Hahaha. We haven’t watched these anti-American losers for two seasons. We have our lives back. I hope they go bankrupt. Disrespectful Losers.
They will cave down to getting rid of the anthem altogether. Maybe change the name from “national” too.
Hey, NFL. GFY. Let the inmates run the asylum? Fine. I have plenty else to do other than watch your games or buy your overpriced crap.
Me either.
Yep, that's the end game.
And oh, by the way, all you soccer haters, I hope you noticed that before every game, every player sang their National Anthem at the top of their lungs, yes, even the members of the "African" French team all sang 'La Marseillaise.' No knee-takers, no black-power fists.
If those spoiled rotten, immature, stupid thugs can’t stand for my anthem then they hate my country and I can’t support their sport.... And they can go to hell.
same here since he first took a knee Had watched games since 1956, Don’t miss it, took my heart out of it
I love this. I hope they keep on doing this sort of nonsense. Stupid morons.
F**k em, who needs the NFL anyway!
Same thing when they capitulated at MU when the FB team refused to play, things went downhill quickly; they should have just cancelled the season or replaced the entire team, but the leadership was completely intimidated by the race thing and potential revenue loss. Now they’re still paying for it, idiots.
Will be cheering for the empty stadiums around the league this fall.
Hope that helps ya'
Sunday’s a great day to play golf anyway.
I think liberals own most of the teams.They deserve what they have coming.
The NFL masqueraded as a patriotic organization for decades. The anthem, the military tributes, tha fly-bys.
Now it is revealed that this was all cynical manipulation
People don’t like being played. They will not forget. I
Just in time for the start of the season. I hope they crash and burn and all the millionaire ingrates join the unemployment line.
Yes!!! Fools, keep kneeling through 2020, thanks!
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