Why Some Folks Have Come to Despise the NFL
NFL "Refresher" NFL History…history not often reported or leaked to the ticket holders. I hope this helps you; it opened my eyes, to better understand when and why the public’s respect for the NFL organization started to crumble….
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In 2012 the NFL had an issue with Tim Tebow kneeling before each game to pray, they also had an issue with Tebow wearing John 3:16 as part of his eye-black to avoid glare, and made him take it off.
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In 2013 the NFL fined Brandon Marshall for wearing green cleats to raise awareness for people with mental health disorders.
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In 2014 Robert Griffin III (RG3) entered a post-game press conference wearing a shirt that said "Know Jesus Know Peace" but was forced to turn it inside out by an NFL uniform inspector before speaking at the podium.
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In 2015 DeAngelo Williams was fined for wearing "Find the Cure "eye black for breast cancer awareness.
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In 2015 William Gay was fined for wearing purple cleats to raise awareness for domestic violence. (Not that the NFL has a domestic violence problem..).
*In 2016 the NFL prevented the Dallas Cowboys from wearing a decal on their helmet in honor of 5 Dallas Police officers killed in the line of duty.
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2016 the NFL threatened to fine players who wanted to wear cleats to commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11.
So , tell me again how the NFL supports free speech and expression ? It seems quite clear based on these facts that the NFL has taken a position against any action by NFL players demonstrating RESPECT fo r these issues:
For God, social causes such as mental health, cancer, domestic violence, for cops killed arbitrarily, for being cops, or for the Memory of 9/11…
BUT they will allow demonstrations of DISRESPECT for our National Flag, our National Anthem, for America, and for the American People, if it will help mollify a few players and a particular group and its supporters. That is who and what the NFL now has shown itself to be.