NFL Freezes Policy Barring Players From Kneeling During Anthem
In a move that is sure to anger President Trump, the NFL’s two-month old national anthem policy is on hold.
In a move that is sure to anger President Trump, the NFL’s two-month old national anthem policy is on hold.
People are still going to complain and fans will remain unhappy if players just stay in the locker rooms instead.
After a season that saw ratings declines, advertiser abandonment, and political/racial divides flare on and off the field, ESPN reports that NFL owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to
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State Rep. Milo Smith (R) reportedly introduced the bill in Indiana’s legislature this week. It would require the Colts to offer refunds until the end of the first quarter during home games in which Colts players protest during the national anthem, the Star reported.
By The Hill
A proposed law in Indiana would force the Indianapolis Colts to reimburse fans who request a refund over players kneeling during the national anthem, the Indianapolis Star reported
Papa John’s is the official pizza of the NFL. But it seems that some NFL players, in kneeling to protest law enforcement’s racially targeted brutality, were not doing their part to boost pizza sales for the company. Such was the position taken by Papa John’s founder and soon-to-be-former CEO.
JEFFERSONTOWN, KENTUCKY -- John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John’s Pizza, will be stepping down from that position once the New Year arrives.
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James Lankford, the junior Senator from Oklahoma has said that the Take A Knee controversy has blown up because of Russia.
By Adam Garrie
James Lankford, a US Senator from Oklahoma and a member of Donald Trump’s Republican Party, has stated that the current controversy over NFL players and coaches kneeling during performances of the US national anthem before games is because of “Russian troll farms”. Without presenting any evidence that Russians or people who have
The statements of an aging symbol of White America in its heyday exemplify American blindness to white privilege.
By Ian Berman
Many Americans have become polarized by players protesting during the National Anthem. Apparently, those opposing the protest believe respect for the flag comes before the exercise of Free Speech. Their logic is simple - professional athletes have no right to make political statements at their place of employment. Yet that same
It’s not anti-American to be anti-war or anti-police misconduct or anti-racial discrimination, but it is anti-American to be anti-freedom.
By all means, let’s talk about patriotism and President Trump’s call for “respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem.” https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/912280282224525312 At a time when the American flag adorns everything from men’s
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