The National Felons League
Posted on 09/26/2017 6:48:51 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Third, each contract a player signs includes templated language that reflects these rules. A player must “conduct himself on and off the field with appropriate recognition of the fact that the success of professional football depends largely on public respect for and approval of those associated with the game” (Paragraph 2). Additionally, any player whose personal conduct is “reasonably judged by the club to adversely affect or reflect on the club” can have his contract terminated immediately. (Paragraph 11). The players’ own CBA (collective bargaining agreement) reinforced this league prerogative, authorizing owners right of suspension or termination “for conduct detrimental” to “public confidence in” football. (Article 46).
Fourth, the league specifically articulates restrictions on how players must handle the national anthem. The game-operations manual — not the rules manual — dictates how NFL games should be run, including how players must handle the anthem. The NFL’s own website threatens “penalties for noncompliance” with the game operations manual.” The manual requires that “all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem.” It further requires the players “stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking” during the playing of the anthem. The manual recognized the league will “be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country” and it is thusly the duties of the owner to have this “pointed our to players and coaches.” The sanctions for non-compliance include “fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choices.”
Trump is right: the league’s own rules require respect for the anthem and flag under which many Americans returned in caskets. The fact the NFL chose to ignore its own rules, its own contracts, and its own
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What an asinine statement. Of course they have the right to kneel or boycott the American Anthem.
They do not have a right to a multi-million dollar paycheck afterwards.
They can still save face by firing every last player that took a kneek
“with appropriate recognition of the fact that the success of professional football depends largely on public respect for and approval of those associated with the game” (Paragraph 2).
True, but you have to have an IQ a little above an amoeba to understand this element of their contract. That’s where the problem begins.
Are NFL players required to be registered Democrat if they get a good contract?
I think a bunch of fans should get together and start a class action lawsuit for not following their own rules and causing angst and distress to the fans.
Let them boycott American Airlines. More seats for patriots!
Why isn’t OJ there for double homicide?
Freakin’ wow.
And Detroit wins the thuggiest award.
There are those who think that that's the plan.
Vanity: The Endgame is to remove the National Anthem and the US Flag from public view
The theory sure fits the times IMO.
Could be because he hadn’t been employed by the NFL for 15 years when he committed the murders. I dunno.
They belong to a union....so, yes.
Since I live in CO I'm kind of hoping I don't run into any Denver Broncos out and about.
good point. Players are part of a union. They are mostly Democrats. Most would not vote for a Republican.
You do have First Amendment rights "on the company’s time and the customer’s dime." You do not have a legal right to violate the terms of your employment contract without risking consequences.
They have the right to. Just like the Dixie Chicks had the right to crash and burn over their stupid attacks on the president.
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