In 2017 the NFL saw players kneeling during the National Anthem which caused a mockery around the entire league and they guy who started is all is still in the un-employment line. Some sort of protest was happening on every sideline, every single week. Some owners like the Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones took a hardline stance with the players and threatened termination if they did not stand.
This week, the NFL banned kneeling on the sidelines in an effort to kill not only the eyesore that the players give the league but the country by doing this. President Trump said he was happy with the decision and went as far as to say that the players who would kneel should be moved not only out of the league, but out of the entire country!
Many players, including the Denver Broncos own Brandon Marshall took offense to Trumps statements and apparently have already started discussing different ways to demonstrate what they feel is “social injustice and inequality “ in America. The new rules will require the players to stand at attention or remain in the locker room until after the anthem is over in the stadium.
“I talked to a former NFL player yesterday who has said that players are already talking about other ways in which they can protest," NBC's Craig Melvin said on "Today" on Thursday.
Melvin did not specify which players he spoke to, or what other forms of protesting they were considering.
Players are creative and this new rule they feel is attacking them. I am sure the mockery that will happen on NFL sidelines will continue this year and it’s bound to get worse. I personally believe an employer can set forth any rules they want while you are getting paid to perform a job for them on their property. I do however respect and default to the Constitution of the United States of America and believe we should abide by what it says. When you are at work, the employer makes the rules on how you will dress and how you will act while representing the business, brand and logo. It sure seems to me that these players are fighting a loosing battle and in the end they may push things to far where fans and endorsements leave them for what they believe to be ideals that are not in line with the rest of the country.
Bringing politics into the NFL is a bad idea for all parties involved in my opinion but it’s just gonna happen when you have a huge cash machine like the NFL. Fans were upset last year and some even said they turned the TV off and refused to watch anyone who would dis respect our flag, nation and military. I won’t turn the game off because after the kickoff it really has no effect on the excitement of the game. I wish these players could find a different, more constructive way to not only protest but help to change what they are protesting. The fact of the matter is, no solution will ever please everyone and no matter what side of the fence you are on.....there WILL BE protesting and demonstrations in the NFL in 2018. Book it!