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Roger Goodell: NFL admits 'we were wrong' on player protests, says 'black lives matter'
- Thread starter cameron
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"Keep supporting our high paying plantation, we will let the slaves errrr players kneel from now on"
If these past 3 and a half years revealed anything, it's that we deserve actual fucking apologies. Directly invoke Colin Kaepernick's name and ask for forgiveness properly. None of this wishy-washy bullshit. Own your mistakes.
Saying this after its become socially acceptable to stand with the blm movement means nothing. They had there chance to stand up years ago they cowered away once Republicans came crying about the flag. Until they fully apologize and admit that they blackballed Kaepernick from the league i dont want to hear shit from this league.
"Now that a large majority of people support this movement, it is profitable for us to support it too!"
Fuck it The NFL should say that they are willing to cancel this season if there's no Police reform or even threatened to move teams to cities that are willing to do police reforms!
at this point the NFL should just stop having the anthem and flag ceremonies altogether before games.
you know, if they actually cared
Why do people want Kaep in the NFL like that would make everything right? The NFL is a racist org. He shouldn't want to be a part of them at this point.
If the NFL wants me to seriously think they care about PoC, they'd start a Committee/Board for the Prosperity and Protection of Minority Football Players, hire Kapernick at the QB salary a player like him would be getting paid in the league right now had he not been blackballed, to sit on the board of the committee along with other prominent non-Caucasian players and dump millions into.
Then, that committee gets a seat at the table with the other 32 owners, with the same power, privileges, and voice as the rest. Have them oversee outreach, culture and partnerships with minority communities.
Also set goals to have minority representation in Coaching, Front Office Staffing, and team ownership. X% representation by 2022, 2025, 2030. Also internships.
Then dump millions more into black communities, start countrywide initiatives to bring up youth minority groups. Nationwide scholarship programs, etc.
I want to see Roger Godell kneeling in front of Kapernick and other black players as he hands them the check and apologies in person.
i know this will never happen, but its what should happen. The NFL has profited billions at the expense and endangerment of non-white players.
This still won't change a ton of other stuff like moving the Raiders from Oakland, the gross media double standards of black Quarterbacks in NFL sanctioned media, etc, but it just shows how fucked the org is from the core.
Then, that committee gets a seat at the table with the other 32 owners, with the same power, privileges, and voice as the rest. Have them oversee outreach, culture and partnerships with minority communities.
Also set goals to have minority representation in Coaching, Front Office Staffing, and team ownership. X% representation by 2022, 2025, 2030. Also internships.
Then dump millions more into black communities, start countrywide initiatives to bring up youth minority groups. Nationwide scholarship programs, etc.
I want to see Roger Godell kneeling in front of Kapernick and other black players as he hands them the check and apologies in person.
i know this will never happen, but its what should happen. The NFL has profited billions at the expense and endangerment of non-white players.
This still won't change a ton of other stuff like moving the Raiders from Oakland, the gross media double standards of black Quarterbacks in NFL sanctioned media, etc, but it just shows how fucked the org is from the core.
keep making moves in support of this to prove you really believe it. If this is the only gesture they have, its meaningless. Continued actions in support of the movement is the only way to convince people you actually believe you were wrong, not just some lip service on social media.
That's never going to happen.
The NFL is a lite recruitment tool for the military.
yeah they fucked up but at least they are reversing course and moving forward in the right direction now, unlike a lot of other people. it looks like they will finally take a stand and they are a pretty big banner holder.
Maybe they can actually do some good now
Maybe they can actually do some good now
NFL realizes being pro-protest is now more popular with the general public
Outside of a personal publicized apology to Kaepernick, I really don't believe anything Goodell has to say
Outside of a personal publicized apology to Kaepernick, I really don't believe anything Goodell has to say
They wait till the world is burning to realise how good they had it when folks were just taking a knee. NFL owners are part of the problem.
It's easy to be cynical and assume the worst; I usually do. But if you don't give people and institutions the golden road of retreat, to admit that they were wrong, these protests will be much less effective. Most of the reason people are so stubborn in the first place is to avoid public humiliation.
Yes, it's a much easier environment now for Goodell to reverse course on the peaceful protests. But that's a credit to the protests. Now give him the benefit of the doubt, but hold him to his word.
Yes, it's a much easier environment now for Goodell to reverse course on the peaceful protests. But that's a credit to the protests. Now give him the benefit of the doubt, but hold him to his word.
