Players will stand - Roger Goodell
Or will some still ignore anyway? Does this make him have slave owner mentality as well?Somehow, I don't think this will end it instantly.
Some have already written "Trump wins". No he doesn't. Sadly, no one wins. Things will be back to 'normal'. No message will be coming across. Complaints will be that things are forced, slavery, blacks ignored.... STILL, they should find another way and STILL get their message across, as I agree with them and it is important. But the fact is, it's not an NFL issue. It's simply NFL players with a platform. And they can still take advantage of that.
---
Roger Goodell sends letter to NFL teams, wants players to stand during anthem
The NFL has developed a plan to "move past" its ongoing debate about player protests during the national anthem and could enact it next week, commissioner Roger Goodell wrote Tuesday in a letter to all 32 teams.
Goodell made it clear in the letter, obtained by ESPN's Adam Schefter, that he wants players to stand during the anthem. He did not provide specifics on how he intends to ensure it, but he wrote that it would "include such elements as an in-season platform to promote the work of our players on these core issues."
The issue will be discussed, and likely acted upon, during the NFL's regularly-scheduled fall meetings on Oct. 17-18.
In the letter, Goodell said he wanted to end the controversy by agreeing on a uniform approach for all teams.
"Like many of our fans," Goodell wrote, "we believe that everyone should stand for the national anthem. It is an important moment in our game. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us.
"We also care deeply about our players and respect their opinions and concerns about critical social issues. The controversy over the Anthem is a barrier to having honest conversations and making real progress on the underlying issues. We need to move past this controversy, and we want to do that together with our players."
The NFL's current anthem policy states that players "should" stand for the anthem, but it stops short of requiring it.
The proposed new policy is the result of "many of discussions with clubs and players," Goodell added.
President Donald Trump has called on NFL owners since last month to fire players who do not stand for the anthem, saying their protest "disrespects the flag" and the country. The issue intensified last weekend, when Vice President Mike Pence walked out of the 49ers-Colts game because more than 20 players from the 49ers kneeled during the anthem.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...ational-anthem
Trump: 'About Time' NFL Demanded Players Stand for Anthem
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday morning offering praise for National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell about players standing during the national anthem at NFL games.
Goodell had sent a letter Tuesday ordering players to stand for the anthem.
Also on Tuesday, NFL Hall of Fame member Joe Namath pointed out that the beginning of the protest was because Colin Kaepernick was calling attention to racial injustice.
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trum.../11/id/818977/
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by Black Diamond
