The NFL is now thinking about a new idea – keeping teams in the Locker Room during the National Anthem next season.
Posted on 11/22/2017 6:49:52 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
President Trump blasted the NFL in a tweet Wednesday after a report said the league is considering keeping players in the locker room during the national anthem next year if protests continue through the rest of this season, saying that’s “almost as bad as kneeling.”
“The NFL is now thinking about a new idea – keeping teams in the Locker Room during the National Anthem next season. That’s almost as bad as kneeling!,” Trump, who’s at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday, posted on Twitter. “When will the highly paid Commissioner finally get tough and smart? This issue is killing your league!”
NFL owners are thinking about reverting to previous policy and keeping players in the locker rooms during the playing of the national anthem, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
“I think that if players are still kneeling at the end of the year, then it could very well happen,” the newspaper quoted a source as saying. The issue could be taken up at the league’s meeting in March. Teams and even some owners have taken a knee or stood arm-in-arm after Trump in September said players should be fired for protesting during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” “Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he’s fired. He’s fired!” Trump said in an Alabama speech.
Although the size of the protests has dwindled since then, a few players are still refusing to stand.
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BOYCOTT THE NFL!!!
They can stay at fkn home for all I care.
Exactly.
Who needs the nfl, we have wonderful College Football, especially our SEC! I left the nfl early this year and have not missed it for a second.
My little alma mater (high school) will be playing in the state finals at Ford Field. THAT is the game I will be watching.
#BoycottTheNFLForever
These owners are stupid as a box of rocks.
Keep them in the locker room the whole game. Let College football fill the time.
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...Snape was a good guy.
I would love to be behind closed doors and know who has the ear of the NFL owners because this would be the worst possible policy for them to enact. And part of me thinks that dark Forces trying to ruin the United States are also trying to ruin the NFL which is a very American institution.
I always felt sorry for Snape - especially in the last movie.
President Trump is right...again.
What is this “NFL” that you speak of?
Trump should be getting paid for doing Goodell’s job for him.
They are afraid of the their own players.................
I have long held the belief that Roger Goodell is doing to the NFL the exact same thing that Obama did to our country, economy, military and way of life.
I defy anybody to prove me wrong.
No takers here bramps. You are right indeed. Fun to watch at this point.
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