Roger Goodell Killed the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg
T.A. Tittle;
In the game against the Steelers, he dropped back into his own end zone to throw a pass. He was viciously knocked to the ground and his helmet flew off. The pass was intercepted for a touchdown.
He struggled to his knees and stared blankly into the open field, bleeding from his head. The other players backed off and left him to himself. At that moment, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographer Morris Berman snapped a picture.
The NFL surpassed baseball as America’s pastime with careful branding that conformed to the tastes and sensibilities of middle-class Americans – Nixon’s silent majority. A half century later, Roger Goodell would kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
That was then... When this man, and men like him, Fran Tarkington comes to mind... were heros....
this is now..
In August 2016, America was experiencing a polarizing presidential election. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the playing of the national anthem, to protest injustice. It was a politically divisive act directed at fans who regard the national anthem as something sacred. The league did not lift a finger to stop him.
Most employers don’t let their workers make controversial political statements to their customers. It is why you do not know your UPS driver’s views on the expansion of NATO. The Constitution does not prohibit private businesses from regulating speech during work.
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The NFL has a union that protects the players interests. IF the union and the players decide that they want a clause in their next contract that protects their right to stand sit or kneel during pregame ceremonies, then that is what will happen.
The NFL owners cannot fire all the players.
Well, they could, but then really no one would watch.
That is highly unlikely. You do realize that just because they may want it, they would still have to negotiate it, right?
they only have to fire a few players out of 1,696, over 3,000 were in training camps
And the owners and coaches have the option to have that player sit that game. Playing ISN'T covered by the 1st.