Re: NFL
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Free speech. I'm watching the games.
Jim I have to agree, so you should show some respect to the symbol that made it that way. All I hear from most of the African American is, they disrespected me. JMO
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Re: NFL
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If the nfl dropped off the end of the world it wouldn't bother me one bit. Their protesting shows hate for the USA and it doesn't support their cause for what they are trying to achieve.
I would bet most people wouldn't even know why they are doing what they are doing and trying to accomplish. These players talk about dividing the country is wrong and they are dividing the country in what they are doing in a bad way.
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Re: NFL
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Give them some time they will have a prison league in the future the way they beat on their girlfriends and stay involved it stupid behaviors after they can walk away from it. A lot of talented guys in prison that could be living the good life because they could not leave the old life behind.
Nobody is doing anything to them that is even close to what these fools do to themselves and blame others for it, millionaires with people of all races worshipping them buying their gear making them rich and they crap on what made that all possible.
They say everyone has their price some are just cheaper then others it seems like. I can live without supporting people that crap on what made life good for them to begin with.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: NFL
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Geeze it's clearly an employee labor issue.. If their bosses let them do it then blame the Boss and league. Doesn't most everyone that has a job, works for someone other than them selves, have work place rules? Union or no union most employee's are told how to dress, when and where to stand, and what is expected of them. So it's the employer allowing it..If it bothers you don't watch and don't buy their crap..It doesn't upset me because I never got caught up in all that show sports crap.
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Re: NFL
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I watch and will continue to watch. My father,brother,father-in-law and three brother-in-laws all served in the military. Dad and my FIL are gone but I can speak for dad it is a free speech issue and it doesn't bother any of them. I can't speak for my FIL as I only met him a couple of times.
Go Steelers
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Re: NFL
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I watch and will continue to watch. My father,brother,father-in-law and three brother-in-laws all served in the military. Dad and my FIL are gone but I can speak for dad it is a free speech issue and it doesn't bother any of them. I can't speak for my FIL as I only met him a couple of times.
Go Steelers Go protest at your workplace and see what happens lol.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: NFL
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Sad thing is they said on the "news" that viewership was down but revenue was up but not a dime came from me and never will!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: NFL
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I agree with the above posts that include ............... "screw the stupid NFL "........much better things to do in life
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Re: NFL
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08/11/18 11:30 AM
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....looks more like an episode of soul train than football anymore.....from what I’ve seen anyway lol
...what it be like baby?
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Re: NFL
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Geeze it's clearly an employee labor issue Better think again. They are doing it on TV, not in locker room. They are targeting you along with the rest of us.
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Re: NFL
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I stopped watching all professional sports decades ago. I used to enjoy the occasional football game, mostly Superbowls but I was never that into it. I have a hard time understanding the rabid fanaticism displayed by many "fans" and some of them are my friends. The players are not heros, just good athletes that are overpaid and over-glorified for playing kid games.
From what I hear the game has been watered down, wussified over the years with new rules designed to make it less "dangerous." Between that and the players suing (and winning) over the concussion issue, players disrespecting the National Anthem and now male cheerleaders, I don't expect I'll be tuning in anytime soon.
I do enjoy professional MMA. It's a pretty straight-forward contest, hand-to-hand combat almost. The stronger, faster better fighter wins. Nobody sues the venue over concussions and these guys get punched in the head for a living! And nobody disrespects the Countries they or other fighters hail from and lots of different Countries are represented.
Sounds like the crybabies in the NFL could learn a few things about respect from cage-fighters.
Eh...wot?
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Re: NFL
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If you think it's about a freedom of speech issue your memory is rather short!
I hope this helps you; it opened my eyes to understanding just when the public’s respect for the NFL organization started to crumble .... * In 2012, the NFL had an issue with Tim Tebow kneeling for each game to pray, They also had an issue with Tebow wearing John 3:16 as part of his eye-black to avoid glare, and made him remove it. * In 2013, the NFL fined Brandon Marshall for wearing green cleats to raise awareness for people with mental health disorders. * In 2014, Robert Griffin III (RG3) entered a post-game press conference wearing a shirt that said "Know Jesus/Know Peace”, but was forced to turn it inside out by an NFL uniform inspector before speaking at the podium. * In 2015, DeAngelo Williams was fined for wearing "Find the Cure" eye black for breast cancer awareness. * In 2015, William Gay was fined for wearing purple cleats to raise awareness for domestic violence. (Not that the NFL has a domestic violence problem ). *In 2016, the NFL prevented the Dallas Cowboys from wearing a decal on their helmet in honor of 5 Dallas Police officers killed in the line of duty. * In 2016, the NFL threatened to fine players who wanted to wear cleats to commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11. So please tell me again how the NFL supports free speech and expression. All of a sudden it seems quite clear, based on the above facts, that the NFL has taken a position against any action by NFL players demonstrating RESPECT for any issue: For God, social causes such as mental health, cancer, domestic violence, for cops killed arbitrarily for being cops, for the Memory of 9/11... BUT, they will allow demonstrations of DISRESPECT for our National Flag, our National Anthem, for America , and for the American People ... if it will help mollify a particular group and its supporters. That is who and what the NFL now has shown itself to be. Please pass this post along to all your friends and family. Honor our military ... too many of whom have come home with the American Flag draped over their coffins.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: NFL
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Didn't realize it was that bad. Guess I need to get out more, what you posted should wake us all up. Yep, Great post Law Dog!
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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