NFL Finally Came to is Senses (or their wallet was getting thin) tells the teams NO MORE KEELING to the Anthem
Written by Peter Boykin on May 25, 2018
NFL Finally Came to is Senses (or their wallet was getting thin) tells the teams
NO MORE KEELING to the Anthem
First Reported by Fox News First:
NFL’S #WINNING NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM POLICY: A decision from NFL owners requiring players to stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner” if they are on the field when the anthem is played has triggered an intense reaction from supporters and opponents, as one owner revealed that he abstained from the vote … Commissioner Roger Goodell said the change was approved unanimously at the league’s spring meeting in Atlanta. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Fox News in an email that San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was the only abstention. The NFL’s anthem policy change is a victory for President Trump, who repeatedly blasted players who refused to stand for the anthem and publicly reminded league executives about the league’s withering ratings. Vice President Mike Pence, who left a game between the 49ers and Indianapolis Colts this past October after some 49ers knelt during the anthem, tweeted a link to a news story about the policy change with the phrase, “#Winning.”
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How Twitter Reacted
Pout on your own time! https://t.co/ZqIEnkgRBz
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) May 24, 2018
Here's what I know.
If white NFL players decided to take a knee during the national anthem for soldiers who've died in combat or police who died in the line of duty, they'd all be heroes right now.
They'd never be fined. No new rules would be created. None of that.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 24, 2018
Steve Kerr on the new NFL national anthem policy: “I think it’s just typical of the NFL… It’s idiotic" (via @MarkG_Medina) pic.twitter.com/LQ9mS4zVQv
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 24, 2018
Golden State @warriors coach Steve Kerr is accusing the @NFL of promoting "fake patriotism" amid the league's new policy of fining players and personnel who don't stand for the national anthem. https://t.co/0ehcHC8Fp3 pic.twitter.com/68hHoInygQ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 25, 2018
And there's only the one old way for us to keep tuning out. https://t.co/sIa9YpoOdk
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) May 24, 2018
The irony of the NFL owners’ action is that *they have now hyper-politicized the anthem, for not just every black player and ally, but every potential anthem singer or Super Bowl halftime performer. That few minutes before a game will now look like a forced nationalistic display.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 23, 2018
Rent free. https://t.co/h47VBg9PD8
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) May 24, 2018
.@kimguilfoyle on @NFL national anthem rule changes: "I think this was a win for the president." https://t.co/M5mRFQpxAY pic.twitter.com/NaUYxqtFiR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 23, 2018
Yesterday, NFL owners established a new league rule that effectively prohibits players' ability to kneel during the national anthem.
Learn more in today's Progress Report! ⬇️ https://t.co/oIwUJpNxNd pic.twitter.com/ubS9VLtrpY
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) May 24, 2018
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