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Goodell appears to have decided about National Anthem protests
Hot Air ^ | August 16,2017 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 08/16/2017 3:41:11 PM PDT by Hojczyk

Asked about players who did not stand for the national anthem before preseason games, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that while the playing of the anthem is a special moment to him, “we also have to understand the other side.”

Goodell made the comments at University of Phoenix Stadium during a 45-minute question-and-answer period with Arizona Cardinals club seat holders. One season ticket-holder, Bruce Olson, asked the commissioner whether players were going to continue to protest during the anthem and if anything could be done about it.

“It’s one of those things where I think we have to understand that there are people that have different viewpoints,” Goodell said. “The national anthem is a special moment to me. It’s a point of pride. But we also have to understand the other side, that people do have rights and we want to respect those.”

That’s the answer that’s getting all the coverage, but supposedly there was a follow-up question (which I still can’t find a video for) where he modified his response, saying that while he respects the rights of the players to protest, “there’s a time and a place for it.” It seemed to be an indication that on the field right before a game starts was not that time or place.

Perhaps he’ll prove me wrong, but at this point I’m convinced that this is a beast that Roger Goodell simply doesn’t want to wrestle with. He’ll offer his “take” on it, but leave the individual teams hanging in terms of what they should do. And most of them will fear the backlash if they clamp down on the protests, so the sport will suffer further declines in viewership as fans grow increasingly annoyed over the politicization of the greatest sport on Earth.

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To: dfwgator
Eventually he’ll just order the NFL to stop playing the National Anthem before games, which was the original goal of Kaepernick.

BINGO!

21 posted on 08/16/2017 4:01:02 PM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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To: Hojczyk

So the boycott will continue.


22 posted on 08/16/2017 4:01:44 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Hojczyk

Goodell has calculated that the loss of fans is less costly than
whatever he thinks could happen by laying the law down,
such as a strike.


23 posted on 08/16/2017 4:01:54 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: Hojczyk

There are few thing we really have control over. But we do have control over what we spend our spare time and money on. I will read a book, work in my shop, or learn a computer game. No money or time for pro sports, they are all PC.


24 posted on 08/16/2017 4:02:13 PM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: lodi90

The NBA has a rule, it’s not hard to do. You just require that players who appear in uniform to play a league game must stand at respectful attention for the flag and anthem.

The NBA has avoided this problem for 20 years, since it first arose for them around 1996 (there was a Muslim convert who was refusing to stand with his team for the anthem), The NBA forced him to stand, although they did say he could hold his hands in prayer to show he was praying for his own beliefs.

If the NFL really has to weasel around they could allow players whose “conscience” bothers them to stay in the locker room until just before the game begins. But under no circumstances should they allow players to utilize the uniform, stadium, team, league, and TV CONTRACTs to stage their personal “protest.”

Also, the NFL has no problem with tightly regulating what commercial and uniform logos, images, and slogans may appear for their games. They restrict players VERY tightly for their own sponsorship and commercial reasons. You can’t wear a non-approved piece of apparel, etc. Goodell has no problem doing it for other reasons — he could end this problem today if he were not such a liberal weasel.


25 posted on 08/16/2017 4:04:14 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Hojczyk

Even though this controversy has been a thorn in my side since last year. I was still considering taking my soon to be 11yr old to his first pro-football game. Forget it, we’ll go race go-carts instead. Screw them.


26 posted on 08/16/2017 4:05:31 PM PDT by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: Hojczyk

Another dickhead heard from...


27 posted on 08/16/2017 4:06:07 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: stevio
"Forget it, we’ll go race go-carts instead. Screw them."

Yep! As long as I have NASCAR's long season to keep me occupied on Saturdays & Sundays I say "piss off, NFL".

28 posted on 08/16/2017 4:13:27 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: Hojczyk

I really hope NFL attendance and TV ratings drop further this season while all of these protests take place. At a minimum, I hope conservatives and moderates walk away from season tickets and let the liberals fund this mess.


29 posted on 08/16/2017 4:15:45 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Hojczyk
NFL : National-ism Footbal League

Reminds me, still looking for a basketball without that racist NBA graffiti.

30 posted on 08/16/2017 4:18:10 PM PDT by TheNext (Mueller ELECTION FRAUD)
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To: Hojczyk

You want to see further declines in viewership, let these clowns continue without censorship and just watch!


31 posted on 08/16/2017 4:21:19 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent (.)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

What’s to understand? The NFL provides a service. I partake of that service. If they provide it in a manner which displeases me, then I no longer purchase their service.

Seems pretty straightforward. This arrogant POS is forgetting who his customer is.


32 posted on 08/16/2017 4:22:11 PM PDT by wbill
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To: Hojczyk

There are many of us who enjoy football, but we can easily do without the NFL.


33 posted on 08/16/2017 4:22:43 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Enchante

Baseball seems to have put the race card back in the deck years ago, there are all types of players today and no racial problems.


34 posted on 08/16/2017 4:23:17 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: Hojczyk

I am surprised the NFL hasn’t try to shit this down by doing the national anthem before the players take the field or do away with it altogether.


35 posted on 08/16/2017 4:24:49 PM PDT by martinidon
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To: martinidon

as opposed to “shit it UP” LOL you and I use the same auto text.

They will run a commercial and not show the anthem.


36 posted on 08/16/2017 4:26:38 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: All

NFL and NBA are racist org’s.

I want to see Affirmative Action hires to even the numbers of the currently employed product on the field/court.


37 posted on 08/16/2017 4:29:45 PM PDT by 80skid
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To: Rome2000

There is also much more opportunity for players to self police each other in MLB. There are 162 games in MLB, 16 in NFL. Each NFL game is much more important, so they can’t blow it by sending a message and getting a penalty that might cost a game or suspension. Nobody wants to get stuck with a 90+ mph fastball in the ribs.

FReegards


38 posted on 08/16/2017 4:31:05 PM PDT by Ransomed
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oh yeah, this guy, he played for the Denver Nuggets, but his career tanked soon after. He was good, but apparently not so good that teams wanted to put up with this b.s. at that time:

Still no anthem, still no regrets for Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
39 posted on 08/16/2017 4:31:14 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Hojczyk

NBA has a rule.

Why is the NFL different?

Adopt the NBA rule and be done with it. Take the flak and move on.

The NBA says you stand during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner. Period.


40 posted on 08/16/2017 4:36:59 PM PDT by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
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