Florida restaurant cancels NFL package over national anthem protests

Fox News ^ | 8/8/18 | Ryan Gaydos

[Deplorable American1776]

Beef’s (the nickname of them) is a great place to eat. The original Beef’s is still open and we love going there if we are in Eastern Hillsborough County (The first one opened in Brandon, Florida). I hope all Beef’s will follow...

[ro_dreaming]

It’s $400 for a private citizen, but if you’re a company, you pay a surcharge because the expectation is you are making money off the various guests.

[dragnet2]

There’s a sucker born every minute...

[HonkyTonkMan]

I’m with you - I don’t see how they get the former fans back. Male cheerleaders are not going to win fans!

[deport]

Paragraphs are your friends.

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You’d never know it with this mess. For sure the article doesn’t way on the website.

[SparkyBass]

I called my provider, told them to remove NFL network.
They said "we can't do that, it's bundled"
I said "cancel me completely, thank you"
"um, one minute please"
"hi, this is XXX manager, we CAN do it, we just found out how"... and we'll cut your monthly price in half to keep you as a customer"

So now we don't pay NFL anything out of our now 1/2 price subscription.
Funny how they "found a way".

[minnesota_bound]

They can broadcast funny videos from youtube for free.

[dragnet2]

Perfect...And if truth be known there were likly a lot less customers coming in the door and he couldn’t justify paying the 5,000.00 fee.

[Conan the Librarian]

Have you been to Papa Joe’s lately?

It was an annual stop for a bunch of friends of mine when we all attended the Orange Blossom Special Starparty on top of Hickory Hill about 15 years ago.

The party has moved on to (somewhat) darker pastures, but, we try to get by Papa Joe’s when we can.

[rhinohunter]

Is this for the whole chain or just this one location?

[nutmeg]

You pay for each receiver. They probably have 5 or 6 receivers, maybe more.

Oh, OK... I guess that makes sense. Thanks for the ping and info. :-)

Still *really* expensive!

[Starboard]

it is the minority that is causing all of the trouble

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That may be true, but it essentially means that the inmates are running the asylum. If as you say “A majority of the players and management are very supportive of veterans and the country” then the majority should establish expectations for standards of conduct. If nothing else, it should be a matter of financial survival for the business of football.

They won’t have a change of heart until the revenue starts seriously declining. Its always about the money.

[CodeToad]

Blacks are also hundreds of times more likely to be killed by a fellow black than any cop.

[TheRake]

Agreed 100% regarding change and loss of revenue, ie that’s what it will take. The NFL needs a strong leader. Unfortunately, Goodell isn’t. This will get worse before it gets better.

Also, I think the NFL, Goodell specifically, could have publicly offered to the players that are participating in kneeling, to meet face to face, in an effort to address their concerns. Not to cave in to their demands but to publicly let the world know they care. Yes, all PR BS I know. But the NFL looks bad right now and this would help. Agree/offer to support charities that important to them and they stop protesting. Then, the line is in the sand. Any kneeler will be fined or suspended significantly. That’s my take.

[Starboard]

Interesting proposal. It might work, however the players appear to be more interested in protesting Trump than articulating their “concerns”.

My take is that I don’t see them agreeing to any concessions by Goodell. This is an anti-Trump thing. That isn’t going to change in my humble opinion.