NFL will fine players and personnel who don't stand for national anthem

either so dense, or so dishonest as to try to attach this to his new pardon toy...

 

Continuing down the wrong path...

 

Glad to see that Adam Silver has a spine unlike Goodell. Now if he would just work on letting other teams have some glory, all would be right with the world.

 

So a white trash guy wants to go to the white house? That makes....sense

 

Aww c'mon kid, don't be racist just because the guy chose to use his 5 minutes of fame to trigger easy marks like apparently you are. At least pretend that you are better than that.

 

trump wandered all over the political map this am... perhaps best when he doesn't get interviewed...

 

https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article215189600.html

Miami Dolphins players who protest on the field during the national anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a team policy issued this week.

The "Proper Anthem Conduct" section is just one sentence in a nine-page discipline document provided to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the policy who insisted on anonymity because the document is not public. It classifies anthem protests under a large list of "conduct detrimental to the club," all of which could lead to a paid or unpaid suspension, a fine or both.

Miami's anthem policy comes after the NFL decided in May that teams would be fined if players didn't stand during "The Star-Spangled Banner" while on the field. The league left it up to teams on how to punish players. None of the team policies have been made public.

The NFL rule forbids players from sitting or taking a knee if they are on the field or sidelines during the national anthem, but allows them to stay in the locker room if they wish. The new league rules were challenged this month in a grievance by the players union.

The NFL declined to comment. Team officials had no immediate comment.

"Players who are on the field during the Anthem performance must stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem," says the 16th and final bullet point in the list of conduct considered detrimental, below riding motorcycles during the season and disparaging teammates, coaches or officials including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The NFLPA said earlier this month that the NFL policy, which the league imposed without consultation with the players union, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining agreement and infringes on player rights. The filing will be heard by an independent arbitrator, an NFLPA spokesman said.

When the league announced the policy, Goodell called it a compromise aimed at putting the focus back on football after a tumultuous year in which television ratings dipped nearly 10 percent.

The union said when it filed the grievance that it proposed having its executive committee talk to the NFL instead of litigating. The union said the NFL agreed to those discussions.​

 

It's a simple fix the players that don't want to come out and stand stay in the locker room those that want to stand go to the field done and done.

 

1,696 out of 1,696 NFL players are scheduled to be well within the top 1% of all wage earners in the US and in the top 0.02% in the world. Clearly this is a terribly oppressed group that we should lose sleep over.

 

Except NFL players don't protest over mistreatment of themselves.

 

What the heck is wrong with people? Kneeling to a flag is an insult? Kalperanick or whatever got the advice from a Vet as a means to show respect for the flag and yet show protest.

This has nothing to do with someone kneeling and everything to do with dominating another race.

 

If standing for the Anthem is so important, shouldnt NFL be banning fans that dont stand?

 

They aren't the boss of the fans, they are the boss of the players.

 

It's just the authoritarian right in action. It's all about dominating and forcing people to see things your way.

Of course its hypocrisy as well because when Trump insults veterans...nary a peep...but Trump is dear leader, so you accept what he does even if what he does is against your supposed principles.

 

The more you say "the authoritarian right" the more you prove that you don't know what that actually means. I'm seriously embarrassed for you that you keep doing it. There's nothing "authoritarian" about a private company enforcing rules to protect their company.

 

They are the boss of the stadium and have the power to eject fans whose behavior they find unacceptable.Tat can easily be extended to standing for the anthem if it is as important as they are claiming.

Won't be surprising to find that most of those people that have issues with players not standing for the anthem probably dont stand all the time themselves.

Its ironic that those players who are brave enough to dare, are not free to kneel, during an anthem for the 'land of the free and home of the brave' - guess its not free for all, no matter how brave you are!

 

Its pure ignorance if you think oppression can only be applicable to low income people

 

Interesting in light of miami dolphins announcement...

NFL freezes policy barring players from protesting during anthem

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...policy-barring-players-from-protesting-during