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jborgan
10/18/17 4:42:40 AM
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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/355944-nfl-to-continue-to-let-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-without

The NFL will continue allowing players to kneel during the national anthem at games, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday, according to Reuters.

We spent today talking about the issues that our players have been trying to bring attention to. About issues in our communities to make our communities better, Goodell said at a news conference following a meeting between officials and team owners in New York.

The meeting included officials from the NFL and the NFL Player's Association, as well as 11 team owners and 13 NFL players who have protested during the national anthem.

Todays discussion with our players was very productive and very important. It reflected our commitment to work together with our players on issues of social justice, Goodell stated.

According to Reuters, the NFL representatives did not press upon players not to kneel, but instead talked about ways to help them in their activism.

President Trump has repeatedly slammed the protests as unpatriotic and disrespectful, calling on NFL owners to fire or suspend players who take part in the protests and for fans to boycott games if players continue to kneel.

The president's ire only sparked more protests, as entire teams began to kneel in protest of racial discrimination and disproportional police violence toward racial minorities.

Our players are men of great character," Goodell said at the conference. "They have a very deep understanding and tremendous knowledge of the issues that are going on in all of our communities, and their commitment to addressing these issues is really admirable.

Goodell said the officials, players, and owners would likely meet again within the next two weeks.

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A_Good_Boy
10/18/17 5:13:47 AM
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Welp
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Scotty_Rogers
10/18/17 5:19:43 AM
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*kneels*
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DarkFists
10/18/17 5:26:10 AM
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Good.
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Waddlez
10/18/17 6:24:49 AM
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LightningAce11
10/18/17 6:25:32 AM
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Another loss for Trump.
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ZMythos
10/18/17 6:37:13 AM
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Lol Trump
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V-E-G-Y-
10/18/17 6:38:18 AM
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NeonOctopus
10/18/17 6:39:10 AM
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Gamer99z
10/18/17 6:40:16 AM
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LightningAce11 posted...
Another loss for Trump.

ZMythos posted...
Lol Trump

V-E-G-Y- posted...
Trump keeps getting cucked lol

This is all part of his master plan! 4D chess!
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Kineth
10/18/17 6:40:56 AM
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Waddlez posted...
I'm surprised

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Yaridovich
10/18/17 6:41:18 AM
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Who gives a fuck
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hockeybub89
10/18/17 7:05:29 AM
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Yaridovich posted...
Who gives a fuck

The President
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lww99
10/18/17 7:41:28 AM
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creativerealms
10/18/17 7:48:33 AM
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Oh no now I have to hear my mother and step father whine about it some more.
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DepreceV2
10/18/17 7:48:52 AM
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DarkFists posted...
Good.

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Zero_Destroyer
10/18/17 7:56:21 AM
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cucked the Trump
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FrisbeeDude
10/18/17 8:03:00 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
I just want to watch football >_>


What's stopping you
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gunplagirl
10/18/17 8:07:38 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Yaridovich posted...
Who gives a fuck

The President

Plus @Skye_Reynolds and @The_Admiral
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Skye Reynolds
10/18/17 10:02:04 AM
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I don't share values with Trump or the Admiral.
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ThePrinceFish
10/18/17 10:02:41 AM
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Ratings will continue to decline.
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prettyprincess
10/18/17 10:03:50 AM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
Ratings will continue to decline.

unrelated to this, yeah
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Jiggy101011
10/18/17 10:04:29 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Yaridovich posted...
Who gives a fuck

The President


lol
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Skye Reynolds
10/18/17 10:05:02 AM
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It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.
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Twin3Turbo
10/18/17 10:05:42 AM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.

The feelings of that poor flag....
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DifferentialEquation
10/18/17 10:06:13 AM
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jborgan posted...
Our players are men of great character," Goodell said at the conference. "They have a very deep understanding and tremendous knowledge of the issues that are going on in all of our communities, and their commitment to addressing these issues is really admirable.


Lol
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ThePrinceFish
10/18/17 10:06:50 AM
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prettyprincess posted...
ThePrinceFish posted...
Ratings will continue to decline.

unrelated to this, yeah

Whatever you have to tell yourself. Keep making excuses every week. "It's the election!" "Oh no, now it's because the game had to compete with baseball playoffs even though it did last year too!" Etc
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Skye Reynolds
10/18/17 10:07:16 AM
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Twin3Turbo posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.

The feelings of that poor flag....


It means a helluva lot more than a pigskin getting thrown back and forth for two hours.
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Giant_Aspirin
10/18/17 10:07:28 AM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.


sorry, but no. allowing people to protest for causes they believe in represents everything the flag stands for. folks who are against the players right to protest are flat out anti-American. you may disagree with the message behind the protest, that's fine, but if you disagree with their right to protest you don't understand the core values of this great nation and you might want to crack open a history book.

also, this wasn't about Trump until Trump made it about Trump. he injected himself into the conversation because he was buttfurious that a national debate was occurring that he was not the center of. this behavior epitomizes his narcissism.
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SuperShake666
10/18/17 10:08:11 AM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.


How dare they hurt that flag's poor feefees.
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NinjaWarrior455
10/18/17 10:08:22 AM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
I don't share values with Trump or the Admiral.

Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.

So which is it?
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Twin3Turbo
10/18/17 10:09:17 AM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
prettyprincess posted...
ThePrinceFish posted...
Ratings will continue to decline.

unrelated to this, yeah

Whatever you have to tell yourself. Keep making excuses every week. "It's the election!" "Oh no, now it's because the game had to compete with baseball playoffs even though it did last year too!" Etc

There is plenty of evidence of the ratings decreasing (for TV in general BTW) long before the anthem controversy.

And if someone decides not to watch because a few people kneel for 2 minutes before the actual game starts....lol. Talk about the definition of triggered.

And the funny thing is that it wouldn't even be a big deal if people weren't being such snowflakes about other people kneeling to begin with.
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scorpion41
10/18/17 10:09:38 AM
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So the NFL is okay with falling ratings and losing revenue? Okie doke.
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Heineken14
10/18/17 10:10:12 AM
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So. Much. Winning.
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Twin3Turbo
10/18/17 10:10:18 AM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Twin3Turbo posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.

The feelings of that poor flag....


It means a helluva lot more than a pigskin getting thrown back and forth for two hours.

And it riles you up enough to not watch the entire game when a few people don't stand for it?
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davyheinz
10/18/17 10:10:56 AM
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shockthemonkey posted...
lmao how do people still give a shit about this?

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3khc
10/18/17 10:11:58 AM
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davyheinz posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
lmao how do people still give a shit about this?

Freedom? Yes.
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VectorChaos
10/18/17 10:13:05 AM
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CableZL
10/18/17 10:14:24 AM
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Skye Reynolds
10/18/17 10:16:44 AM
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NinjaWarrior455 posted...
So which is it?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc

"Bigots support the flag, therefore flag supporters are bigots."
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Vertania
10/18/17 10:22:58 AM
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jborgan posted...
Our players are men of great character," Goodell said at the conference.

http://nflarrest.com/
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KainFourteh
10/18/17 10:23:18 AM
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Good. People offended by this need to grow up and get past their pathetic zealot like obsession with a piece of cloth and a shit song.
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KainFourteh
10/18/17 10:24:20 AM
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3khc posted...
davyheinz posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
lmao how do people still give a shit about this?

Freedom? Yes.


What?
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3khc
10/18/17 10:25:28 AM
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KainFourteh posted...
3khc posted...
davyheinz posted...
shockthemonkey posted...
lmao how do people still give a shit about this?

Freedom? Yes.


What?

You need to be more clear. What are you asking?
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A_Good_Boy
10/18/17 10:26:29 AM
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NinjaWarrior455 posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
I don't share values with Trump or the Admiral.

Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.

So which is it?

The one that gets him responses
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KainFourteh
10/18/17 10:28:15 AM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Twin3Turbo posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.

The feelings of that poor flag....


It means a helluva lot more than a pigskin getting thrown back and forth for two hours.


It's a flag, outside of identifying the country it means nothing else.

You children need to stop putting some sad 'holier than thou' meaning into your shit.
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3khc
10/18/17 10:32:13 AM
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KainFourteh posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
Twin3Turbo posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
It's sad that they let people fuck with the flag just to fuck with Trump.

Fuck the NFL.

The feelings of that poor flag....


It means a helluva lot more than a pigskin getting thrown back and forth for two hours.


It's a flag, outside of identifying the country it means nothing else.

You children need to stop putting some sad 'holier than thou' meaning into your shit.

I'm on the kneeling side, but that doesn't mean I don't understand what the flag might symbolize for some people.
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Southernfatman
10/18/17 10:33:41 AM
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Crazy how people care more about a flag than people getting fucked over by the system. Not being able to criticize or protest the state is some communist shit.
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