[Steve9930]

Money, Money, Money, Its the Money, its a rich mans world.......
I quit watching the NFL long ago. They are spoiled brats and over paid. That protest game works both ways, no fans, no money. no players salaries. Works for me. If the NFL was disbanded the world would still turn on its axis.

[sam&rog]

Keep the cameras off the players during the National Anthem. End of story.

[stadry]

maybe 20 yrs ago, was listening to imus on the drive-in to the shop - warner wolf was reporting on sports back then,,, imus asked about the cowboy's upcoming season,,, wolf's reply was probably '10 & 6 !'
back then, cowboys were in a slump - imus was surprised & ask'd ' 10 & 6 ?'
wolf's answer - '10 arrests, 6 convictions !'
i turned off pro sports & haven't missed them !

[Chloe Girl]

Roger is such a wimp!!

[coalminer]

Kneeling has always been a show of respect and admiration until this instance when Colin wanted to bring attention to police brutality. If his cause was to bring attention to abortion or going to church, I wonder how many of these ultra patriotic would have surfaced.

[iht2209]

Hmmmm your description sounds similar to another person. Hmmm I can’t put my finger on who it is.
Hmmmm 🤔

[alan5676]

Support your local business. Watch at City Fire or World of Beer.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by coalminer

Kneeling has always been a show of respect and admiration until this instance when Colin wanted to bring attention to police brutality.

If his cause was to bring attention to abortion or going to church, I wonder how many of these ultra patriotic would have surfaced.

A very interesting question.

While no one can say for sure, since it will never happen...I have my own opinion as to the answer.

[fastboat]

So the NFL is bowing once again to the BLM group. Watch, all the networks will no longer start coverage 'til after the National Anthem has been played and the players have a chance to get up off they knee.

[sipops]

I will never know the answer to that, I stopped watching the day Kaeppernak took the knee and have not seen one play since. No not even the Superbowls, and I don't miss it at all.

[Scorpyo]

Originally Posted by davem4616

Roger is just playing the political card....he doesn't really give a damn about anything but his own personal power and his salary

When he didn't show up in Foxboro for the opening game the following year, like he always had the year after the Patriots won the Super Bowl that said it all

IMHO, he's nothing but a power drunk jerk...that is allowed to stay in his job because he sucks up to the owners and they don't really care what he does, because they are making a ton of $$$$ anyway you slice it

If I’m not mistaken I believe you’re calling him a capitalist. Ethics are in the eye of the beholders bank account.

[Paporter]

Originally Posted by Spikearoni

Are the recent weeks of protest making a difference? Roger Goodell has now apologized and said the league was "wrong for not listening" to players who knelt during the national anthem in protest of police brutality" and in his address, he encouraged all
athletes to speak out and peacefully protest.

Although Goodell did not directly apologize to Colin Kaeperick who was previously ostracized for kneeling, Goodell's statement is significant as the focus of the NFL seems to be moving toward social justice and policing issues.

Once the games resume, it will be interesting to note which players and how many of them will be kneeling. If there is a significant number, will there be less people watching their favorite teams? Apparently, the league doesn't think so or doesn't care very much.

Goodell, NFL Owners and Players need to stay out of politics and be bipartisan, if they want fans to support their teams. Our Country is over wrought with politics from those living in the DC, Hollywood bubble.

[JP]

Ridiculous. What a wimp.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by Chloe Girl

Roger is such a wimp!!

For $40 million a year with bonus, he wants the games to proceed.

As ESPN's Adam Schefter reported, Goodell made a base salary of $4 million in 2019 in what is part of the five-year contract that could be worth as much as $200 million if a number of incentives are met.

[merrymini]

This guy is a spineless idiot. Hit them in the wallet.