Thursday, May 24, 2018

NFL National Anthem Policy

The NFL is adopting a no kneeling policy during the National Anthem.

Apparently, the league wants to stop the bleeding.




From FOX News:
The policy read: "the 32 member clubs of the National Football League have reaffirmed their strong commitment to work alongside our players to strengthen our communities and advance social justice."

The teams agreed to the following requirements:

"All team and league personnel on the field shall stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem."

"The Game Operations Manual will be revised to remove the requirement that all players be on the field for the Anthem."
Personnel who choose not to stand for the Anthem may stay in the locker room or in a similar location off the field until after the Anthem has been performed."

"A club will be fined by the League if its personnel are on the field and do not stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem."

"Each club may develop its own work rules, consistent with the above principles, regarding its personnel who do not stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem."

"The Commissioner will impose appropriate discipline on league personnel who do not stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem.​"

Goodell said that the "efforts by many of our players sparked awareness and action around issues of social justice that must be addressed" but it was unfortunate that "on-field protests created a false perception among many that thousands of NFL players were unpatriotic."

"This is not and was never the case," he continued.
I've had enough of the National Anthem discussion and the NFL.

Rather than obsessing about the number of players kneeling during the anthem, now the focus will be on the number of players staying off the field while the anthem is played.

It's all so annoying.

In 2017, the Packers were awful. The Aaron Rodgers "Let's link arms during the anthem" crap was a total flop. The Packers were finished in mid-October. It was so easy not to care what was happening in the NFL. It was great being spared all the anthem idiocy.

Last season, the NFL made it clear that it didn't care about its fans.

Entertainment should not be annoying. If it is, then it's not entertaining. The enjoyment is gone. The NFL succeeded in sapping the fun out of the game and turning it political.

So, whatever.

Initiate a policy. Link arms to show unity. Whatever.

I don't care anymore.

Leave me alone.




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