New policy requires on-field players, personnel to stand for anthem

[Fryfan]

6 minutes ago, Darvinsun said:

? Your point? The uproar is the disrespect to the country and its vets who have fought for the country! They can set up a a fund to go to the vets just like they set up funds to go to every other cause we have in the states! Who cares about who owns the flag and anthem!  The whole issue people are having are for the family members who have died and lost limbs for this country!

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how about the statesmen that used diplomacy for the country?  The prevented the loss of life and limb   We should say disrespecting is disrespecting statesmen!  

 

The flag is the nations the vets don’t get extra ownership to it. 

[Pimpdaddy]

31 minutes ago, bull123 said:

owners would immediately cut off all pay to the players...players want their $$$

it gets real when you start talkin bout fkin wit da money.

[Darvinsun]

Its amazing how everyone including the government has this opioid crisis thing all in the forefront. But guess why because it has hit home in their sector. Their wifes, husbands and kids are dying left and right over this. They quickly are doing something about it while people of color have been dying rapidly from police brutality for years and it has and still being swept under the rug. If its not affecting us why should we bother attitude. Not all but enough! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Moo Daeng]

It's a reasonable compromise.  Not perfect but the extremes on either side will never be happy about anything.

[Darvinsun]

7 minutes ago, Fryfan said:

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how about the statesmen that used diplomacy for the country?  The prevented the loss of life and limb   We should say disrespecting is disrespecting statesmen!  

 

The flag is the nations the vets don’t get extra ownership to it. 

Yes the flag is the nation the people make up the nation, but tell me this did you take a bullet or die for this country. It is a reoresentation how great the country is and for the people defending it now and in the past. The people who help us maintain those liberties who ever does that which is everyone who lives here.  But those who are in the line of fire get special treatment and should even tho i believe most dont go into the military for those reasons but still they are risking their lives in the end! 200 to 500 donation is not that much and can be used for tax purposes.

 

 

 

[Fryfan]

17 minutes ago, Darvinsun said:

Yes the flag is the nation the people make up the nation, but tell me this did you take a bullet or die for this country. It is a reoresentation how great the country is and for the people defending it now and in the past. The people who help us maintain those liberties who ever does that which is everyone who lives here.  But those who are in the line of fire get special treatment and should even tho i believe most dont go into the military for those reasons but still they are risking their lives in the end! 200 to 500 donation is not that much and can be used for tax purposes.

 

 

 

Your tying a protest during the national anthem to bring attention to police brutality to a issue saying it disrespects Vets. 

 

Those who educate.  Those that do diplomacy.  Those that cure diseases.  All made special contributions.  The flag and song is all of ours. Vets don’t  get “extra”.   

 

Kinda ironic you want to tie a protest against state sponsored  violence to our federal force that is our national arm of violence  

 

 

[GRWatcher]

4 hours ago, Fryfan said:

So are you exempt if it interferes with your job.   Camera men?  Sound guys?  

They also did not address personnel with disabilities or infirmities. This policy was thrown together so quickly to please 45, without NFLPA input, that there are holes all over it which will lead to it being shot down in its present form. And in the long run from this, they could face the close scrutiny the NFL deserves as a monopoly with special privileges. No sympathy from me, they would've brought it on themselves.

Do I agree with this policy? Hell no. Kudos to Jed York of the 49ers who abstained from voting until he talked with his players.

Some interesting comments from various teams in this article. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-sf-nyj-owners-anthem/some-nfl-owners-ready-to-go-rogue-on-new-anthem-policy-idUSKCN1IO35Y

[It's Reuters ... they called Stephen Jones the owner of the Cowboys. He's their CEO. lol]

[Car123]

3 hours ago, bull123 said:

our National Anthem will be played and respected at every game

will likely be some players that stay in locker room, but not as many as you think...most of the kneeler's were looking for attention, this new policy gives them none

the owners and 99% of the fans want no part of what was a dis-respective sideshow

best decision to come out of an owners meeting in a long time...maybe ever

 

Wait til the camera pans to the players walking out before the anthem is played.

 

[tondi]

4 minutes ago, HornetsSting said:

Tepper is very anti Trump so it certainly makes things intresting

And some love him for no other reason than that which is fine, however when he helps shove an owner friendly deal down the players throats those same folks will turn on him just like they hated JR for his role last time. Its been stated the NFL is already planning to make him a key player in the next round of negotiations and that isnt Because he's gonna give a bunch of stuff away and be cool with a bunch of behavior that negatively impacts his two billion dollar investment, regardless of what he thinks about the POTUS.  

[JARROD]

The military does not own the flag or the anthem,...

but no one who skipped out on being in the military deserves an opinion on how the military should feel about anything.

plenty of vets agree with the kneeling and plenty do not.

theyve all earned the right to their opinion and I respect every one of them for it.

no one from either side of the opinion that neglected to serve has a right to tell me or anyone else who was in the military what we should or should not agree with.

with that said— this is stupid, all the NFL had to do is make a clear rule that says no employee, contractor player or vendor that works with or for the NFL or a team of the NFL can protest any subject or anything without the expressed written approval of the National Football League, period.

suspensions without pay— then we would see who is truly convicted in their cause and who is simply wanting a “look at me” 15 minutes,..

[Snake]

Completely racist. What's next not allowing flag burning. 

[Snake]

29 minutes ago, HornetsSting said:

Tepper is very anti Trump so it certainly makes things intresting

Hopefully we will have a halftime show with a Donald Trump actor where we can scream cuss words at and throw plastic bottles. Maybe have Hillary come out and kick him after we so said things. I think we need this in football. 

[tondi]

44 minutes ago, Snake said:

Hopefully we will have a halftime show with a Donald Trump actor where we can scream cuss words at and throw plastic bottles. Maybe have Hillary come out and kick him after we so said things. I think we need this in football. 

Or a mock assassination. I bet the kneeling lovers would friggin adore that!!  

[Troy17289TD]

2 hours ago, Moo Daeng said:

It's a reasonable compromise.  Not perfect but the extremes on either side will never be happy about anything.

It’s interesting that taking a knee during the national anthem, which really began with one person, who on the advice of a player/vet changed from sitting on the bench to kneeling peacefully is somehow an extremist.  The only reason that this became an extreme issue is because Trump decided to do what he’s done numerous times, distract and divide.  Then and only then did it become a national issue that the NFL has to deal with, and in my opinion, as soon as you capitulate to that type of nonsense, we all lose, because it’s hard for some to separate patriotism from all the other “isms” being thrown around by armchair sociologists.