Posted on 11/22/2017 6:49:52 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Yes, it’s an American institution that used to unite people and provide wholesome entertainment - but the progressives don’t want us to have nice things.
College football is nothing but the NFL’s minor leagues.
DIVERSITY AT THE NFL
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To be effective in embracing and supporting diversity as an organization, every individual must take ownership of the diversity initiative and strive to make a difference in the culture and behaviors of the NFL while impacting workforce composition and advancement whenever possible, as described below:
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To cultivate an organization and community representing a wide variety of individuals at all levels, all of whom respect, honor and celebrate the broad range of human differences among us, while also embracing the commonalities we share, and to provide each individual with the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential as organizational goals are pursued.
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It would be a better fan experience if the players that stayed in the tunnel for the Anthem stayed in there for the game. Fire all of them and let them reapply for their jobs. That’s what Trump / Reagan would/ did .
Cowardly and insulting. For the NFL and Owners to hide their employees reprehensible behavior is to effectively condone it.
Disrespecting our flag on the field or in the locker room is still disrespectful.
Stunning that a multi-billion dollar enterprise is willing to suffer falling viewership, decreased revenue, fan outage, boycotts, etc. Good luck with that business plan.
The NFL has dug in, and as former multi-decade fan, so have I. Love for country is far greater than love of a bunch of clueless thugs playing football.
Good point! It would seem that BLM has been infiltrated by anti-USA as has been antifa....primarily Black American organizations, actually, terrorist organizations.
Sort of like hiding away your crazy aunt in the attic so no one sees how deranged she is.
Yeah, so instead of a few ignorant malcontents, every player on every team will be compelled to “protest”? Just kickin’ the can down the road - in the wrong direction.
Already did, and Papa John’s too.
Why not keep them there after the National Anthem for about 3 hours? A crowbar and a big padlock should do the trick.
I’d be more than willing to help weld the locker room door shut while they are hiding.
Bullshit! If any of that were true, the NFL would address the gross over-representation of blacks (68%) in the NFL. Instead, there’s an ever-ongoing quest to get more blacks in positions traditionally played by white players (quarterback, punter, kicker), as well as coaches. It’s almost as if they’re trying to create a BFL - Black Football League - in the manner of the old Negro Leagues.
Who cares...the he** with them. We know they disrespect this Country.
Papa John’s pulled their ads!
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/papa-johns-pulling-ads-associated-nfl-nfl-leadership-has-hurt-papa-johns
The kneelers should file suit because the NFL is taking their protest location away.
I would rather them stay in the locker room if they can’t refrain from disrespecting the country.
Because of that fact, I will no longer buy pizza at PJ. Jerry Jones is a loathsome individual.
We get our pizza from a local, family owned enterprise known as I Fratelli. They are members of our local parish, and donate every year to the Lenten Fish Fry.
I really like your "local" pizza shop story! I wish we had a local pizza parlor that we could go to.
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