Actually, I was thinking now that sports betting is about to explode and players have to stand for the anthem, there's no reason for the XFL to exist.
And his brother laughs at that proposition. Woody would never do that. He and Trump are best buddies.
They had Matt Cain on I can already tell and I haven't even watched this. The FS1 sports shows have all been against it other than Jason Hamhocks but nobody claims him.
A few maybe, but not nearly enough for them to make this kind of move. This was about appeasing Trump, his shitty base that watches football and most of all the owners who agree with Trump but are too cowardly to say so publicly.
A) There was a shitload of people angry over what happened to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf B) The players and the NBA agreed to a trade off where they would agree to anthem concessions if the NBA would signal boost their social causes and help them with social awareness and recognition in other ways. It was a joint process to come to a compromise.
I didn't know about it, but I am outraged.
I've got too many damn quotes on this page already but to address this: The NBA policy wasn't meant to deny the players their right to protest or take a political stance, they instituted it because the players used to warm up on the court and fool around during the anthem and some viewers felt that it was disrespectful. There wasn't much, if any resistance to that change.
Oh damn, I did forget about that part. Never mind lol
I have yet to see even a fraction of any anger at the NBA like the NFL. Be real. The NBA is getting abhuge pass and the NFL isn't. Why? Because the NBA always had this rule so people have just accepted it.
So? The end result is the same. All players are required to stand for the national anthem. Period. I'm not even going to debate the why when clearly it's meant to chill freedom of speech on the court. Which is exactly what the NFL is now doing.
You didn't even read my post. You're just trying to find a reason to dance around the issue and justify the decision while using me to signal boost without anything I just said having any bearing on your post.
I really did. The moment you tell me someone can kneel in the NBA is the moment you might have an argument. And replying to you is just that. Signal boosting? Don't be ridiculous.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...of-way-our-league-responded-this-weekend/amp/
What argument?
Honestly people really do NOT get it until peoples peaceful voices and protests become violent action. Cities nearly burned down to the ground before the civil rights act passed.
Pregame they've had a few small protests but nothing as major as kneeling. That was a huge landmark protests. These shirts, you won't see anything about them in history books or even really be remembered. Kap kneeling? I really believe he will be remembered as a landmark sports moment like the black panther salute in the olympics.Its not a fair comparison. The NBA supports its players in various other ways that the NFL doesn't. For example NBA players have guaranteed contracts and are allowed to make various social media stands without fear of punishment from the league or the owners.
Also NBA players are allowed MUCH greater freedom when it comes to pre-game protest.
Imagine an NFL player doing something like that and what the backlash would be from the league and the team the player was apart of. Now just stop.
It's not going to work anyways. Look at how angry this forum is. All the trump people might be happy but then tons of youth and people who actually like freedom of speech are going to be turned off. NFL is screwed either way. They are probably hoping people just forget about it.
Its not a fair comparison. The NBA supports its players in various other ways that the NFL doesn't. For example NBA players have guaranteed contracts and are allowed to make various social media stands without fear of punishment from the league or the owners.
Also NBA players are allowed MUCH greater freedom when it comes to pre-game protest.
Imagine an NFL player doing something like that and what the backlash would be from the league and the team the player was apart of. Now just stop.
