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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/sports/nfl-owners-kaepernick.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=HomepageBy Ken Belson and Mark Leibovich
"SNIP........
The Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan countered that the worst was behind them. All the damage Trumps going to do is done, he said.
The owners kept returning to one bottom-line issue: Large numbers of fans and sponsors had become angry about the protests. Boycotts had been threatened and jerseys burned and most worrisome TV ratings were declining.
Pegula complained that the league was under assault. He unloaded a dizzying flurry of nautical metaphors to describe their predicament. To me, this is like a glacier moving into the ocean, he said. Were getting hit with a tsunami. He expressed his wish that the league never be a glacier crawling into the ocean.
The Houston Texans owner Bob McNair was more direct. He urged the players to tell their colleagues to, essentially, knock off the kneeling. You fellas need to ask your compadres, fellas, stop that other business, lets go out and do something that really produces positive results, and well help you.
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Inside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests (Original Post)
applegrove
Apr 2018
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applegrove
(118,712 posts)1. Looks like the owners made Trump the enemy. Rather than police shootings.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)2. I particularly like this quote
"The Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan countered that the worst was behind them. All the damage Trumps going to do is done, he said. "
I believe that the man is completely wrong on many levels. I suspect that the Esteemed Mr. Trump will likely continue to do damage to both his football game and the nation in general.
I believe that the man is completely wrong on many levels. I suspect that the Esteemed Mr. Trump will likely continue to do damage to both his football game and the nation in general.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,108 posts)3. This was the BEST part...
Lets make sure that we keep this confidential, Commissioner Roger Goodell said to begin the session. How did that work out for ya Rog?
RockRaven
(14,976 posts)4. A little Paul Ryan moment
No leaks, no leaks.
JDC
(10,130 posts)5. I thought they had already decided all players stay in the locker room
Until after the anthem.
applegrove
(118,712 posts)6. This is old.