Mike Freeman offers the following article at BleacherReport.com regarding the new NFL policy regarding players kneeling during the National Anthem. Based on the article’s title, I dare you to guess where he stands on this issue:
Scared NFL makes epic mistake with Anthem policy
The bottom line is this: After a year of Trump jawing about how players who kneel during the National Anthem are somehow “disrespecting” the American flag (they are not), the NFL, under fearless leader Roger Goodell (how does he keep his job?!) decided they would fine any team whose players kneel during the Anthem.
Yep. That’ll solve everything.
Sigh.
I understand some people feel it is disrespectful to kneel during the Anthem. Fine. But if you can remove your angst about that visual for one second, consider why these people are doing this. Perhaps, with just a little empathy, you may come to realize their actions are rooted in a very just cause and, further, their actions are the definition of benign and *gasp* peaceful. I mean, I could understand the angst if the players dropped their pants and mooned the cameras or gave the ol’ “one gun salute” during the Anthem, but they are not doing that.
You are bothered by the actions because you’ve allowed yourself to be bothered by them.
I used to really, really love watching professional Football. Nowadays, with article after article about the extent of damage playing this sport causes to player’s brains, the bizarre rules and rule changes, the way the league muffed domestic abuse, and now this…
…well, if the NFL fears losing viewers, they might want to look within. From my perspective -and mine alone!- they’re already doing a great job at it all by their lonesome.