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CARSON, CA – OCTOBER 01: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell looks on prior to a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles at StubHub Center on October 1, 2017 in Carson, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
It’s been a bad couple of years for the NFL’s television ratings, their broadcasters and sponsors, thanks to the league’s National Anthem protests.
The league’s owners and commissioner, Roger Goodell, have been unable, or unwilling, deal with players protesting during the anthem. A moment of silence this Sunday, the day after Veterans Day, isn’t going to cut it.
Goodell recently met with veterans of foreign wars, according to the Sporting News.
"During the meeting with the Legion that included Goodell, 49ers chief executive officer Jed York and Cardinals president Michael Bidwill, the NFL asked executive director Verna Jones and spokesman Chanin Nuntavong how the veterans group felt about the player protests. The American Legion reminded Goodell its group has stood for respecting the flag/anthem since its founding in 1919. Goodell said he understood, but he also told Jones and Nuntavong he would not force his protesting players to stand. It doesn’t sound like either group came away completely satisfied. Still, the Legion has not — and will not — ask members to boycott the NFL, according to Nuntavong."
But this is a nonsensical response and it’s not going to work.
Although the veterans groups also said they respect players’ First Amendment rights and, at least from the standpoint of the Legion and VFW, there won’t be any organized boycott of the NFL, specific groups have tuned out.
One example: a month ago, a Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Florida has canceled its National Football League (NFL) subscription amid the ongoing protests of the national anthem at recent games. Another: visitors to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3360 won’t find professional football on TVs there anytime soon. The post is protesting the protest. These are emblematic anecdotes of what is happening throughout the country.Most emblematic, people around the country are standing up for the veterans and Star Spangled Banner.
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CARSON, CA – OCTOBER 01: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell looks on prior to a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles at StubHub Center on October 1, 2017 in Carson, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
It’s been a bad couple of years for the NFL’s television ratings, their broadcasters and sponsors, thanks to the league’s National Anthem protests.
The league’s owners and commissioner, Roger Goodell, have been unable, or unwilling, deal with players protesting during the anthem. A moment of silence this Sunday, the day after Veterans Day, isn’t going to cut it.
Goodell recently met with veterans of foreign wars, according to the Sporting News.
“During the meeting with the Legion that included Goodell, 49ers chief executive officer Jed York and Cardinals president Michael Bidwill, the NFL asked executive director Verna Jones and spokesman Chanin Nuntavong how the veterans group felt about the player protests. The American Legion reminded Goodell its group has stood for respecting the flag/anthem since its founding in 1919. Goodell said he understood, but he also told Jones and Nuntavong he would not force his protesting players to stand. It doesn’t sound like either group came away completely satisfied. Still, the Legion has not — and will not — ask members to boycott the NFL, according to Nuntavong.”
But this is a nonsensical response and it’s not going to work.
Although the veterans groups also said they respect players’ First Amendment rights and, at least from the standpoint of the Legion and VFW, there won’t be any organized boycott of the NFL, specific groups have tuned out.
One example: a month ago, a Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Florida has canceled its National Football League (NFL) subscription amid the ongoing protests of the national anthem at recent games. Another: visitors to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3360 won’t find professional football on TVs there anytime soon. The post is protesting the protest. These are emblematic anecdotes of what is happening throughout the country.Most emblematic, people around the country are standing up for the veterans and Star Spangled Banner.