This strikes me as a desperate measure to regain some of their dwindling viewership. Personally, I'm against it. Let the teams and the NFL suffer the consequences of their actions.

http://www.oann.com/nfl-consid...for-national-anthem/

Yep fuck the NFL and Robert Kraft - he who flew the Parkland communists to DC for their stupid anti-American show.

Too little too late.
They had a chance to do this when it was the RIGHT thing to do. Now they are only doing it for the money.

It's a business, of course they are doing it "for the money". What business doesn't make decisions "for the money"?

So if both sides kneel, will the offsetting penalties result in replaying the National Anthem?

Ugh, that is so stupid and wouldn't even help. So, now their stupid ill-defined "protest" gets an element of "sacrifice" added to it?

3/4 season too late.

I stopped at week 2 last season. When bball season (NCAA) is over, I've focused on the NHL for the last 2 seasons. I enjoy the hell out of it too.

I think this is a good idea. Imagine - even if the players and owners don't care if they are assessed a penalty before they even take the field- the fans will howl. They will howl, and loudly.

I don’t give a shit what they do now, I’m never going to watch the games again.

To me, it’s simple. You kneel, you don’t play and don’t get paid for the game. If the team does not have enough players to safely play the game? Then the team forefits and everybody goes home.

That will fix the issue and I know it’s wishful thinking.

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Too little too late.

WORD!

This is a stupid way for the NFL to play both sides. This is we are doing something but really not.

Players on teams will get together before a game. Someone on both teams kneels and you have offsetting penalties.

Watching the hockey playoff no one is pulling this crap and only a few players from any team where born in the USA. I have a feeling the coaches and owners, for the most part, would no put up with this crap even though more players than not are for other countries.

NFWho?

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Originally posted by 1967Goat:
It's a business, of course they are doing it "for the money". What business doesn't make decisions "for the money"?

While money is a main driver for business decisions, business also identify with a set of core values that may negatively impact their money. For example, Chic fil A has always shut down on Sunday compared to other fast foods that are open 7 days a week. They've also opened on Sundays but only in times of crisis to feed people for free.

Other companies don't use animal testing compared to others.

People have a little more respect for companies who are consistent with their core values while in pursuit of money instead of simply pursuing money and spinning it off as a matter of principle.

I'm glad to see it. But I'd also like to see financial penalties to the player and team on top of the incurred loss of yardage.

Didn't care before, don't care now.
This is an employer/employee issue between those two parties.

I say just bag the Anthem as part of professional sports. Not sure why a contest of athletes needs to be associated with patriotism.

I'm not against patriotism of course - just saying the two don't need to be associated with each other.

A football game has nothing to do with love of country.

It has everything to do with making money for ownership, and I suppose is of entertainment value.

We don't play or sing the Anthem for other events like this. Rock concerts, movies, etc. Why do we carve out an exception for sports?

NASCAR and the NFL seem to be in a race to see who can lose the most fans the fastest.

The can lick the sweat from my bawlz but I still ain’t watching that sheeeeit.

Fuck the NFL.

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Originally posted by Leemur:
I don’t give a shit what they do now, I’m never going to watch the games again.

^^^This!