The NFL still missing the point about Anthem Protests

The NFL is digging themselves deeper into a hole when it comes to national anthem protest and it will only get uglier as time goes on.

The new rule change in regards to the national anthem is that players who don't feel comfortable standing for the anthem they will be allowed to stay in the locker room until pre-game festivities are done. It seems that the NFL owners think it's a viable solution to a problem that's cost players their jobs, and also causing a rift between players and fans who love the game of football.

Their are players such as Giants Defensive Tackle who took to social media (Twitter) to express his thoughts after negative feedback from an NFL fan:



"Can’t look kids in the eye anymore and tell that they can be whatever they want to be. Has to now be you can be whatever they allow you to be and to the level they want you to be that at."
"It’s crazy to think that they think ratings dropped because of the kneeling. 😂😂 I can promise you it was wayyyy more people ACTUALLY not watching due to the support of the kneeling than the ones who opposed. Most of those TV games were actually terrible tbh...

NFL owners and SOME fans are missing the whole point of players kneeling to bring light to social injustice on a big stage while America is watching. It's true that fans spend their hard earned money to attend these events and buy merchandise, but so do the fans that deal with social injustice on a daily basis. It's not only the African-American culture, it's ANY of the minorities such as Jewish and Mexican-American communities.

One half of the "Mike and the Mad Dog" show, host Mike Francesa took to social media also:

"Once again the NFL shows no backbone. No courage, no conviction.This once great league has become a disgrace."
The owners have to get this right soon because instead of the players hurting their bottom line, owners will hurt their own bottom line by not standing behind the players and fans who are putting billions of dollars in their pockets and game annually.

This issue is going away no time soon because it's a political issue that has to do with the "Freedom of speech" and the constitutional rights of every American citizen of the United States.

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