NFL Owners Bend The Knee: Teams Whose Players Kneel On Field During Anthem To Be Fined

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
May. 23, 2018

NFL owners bent the knee before President Donald Trump on Wednesday by announcing they have voted to punish players who kneel during the national anthem while on the field.

Players who don't want to stand during the anthem will have to stay in the locker room.

New NFL policy will require players on the field for the anthem to show the anthem and flag “appropriate respect”. Teams, not players, can be fined for not adhering. Will allow players to stay in locker room for the anthem, teams to set their own rules under conduct detrimental.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 23, 2018

Statement from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pic.twitter.com/1Vn7orTo1R
— NFL (@NFL) May 23, 2018

So kneeling during the anthem has been banned by the NFL. Results in a fine for the team, and the team can impose punishment on the players. Can't imagine @NFLPA will be happy with this https://t.co/GIEr5YIlQO
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) May 23, 2018

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— NFLPA (@NFLPA) May 23, 2018

A poll in January found 33 percent of NFL fans "purposefully stopped watching" last season, with the majority citing support for President Donald Trump as the reason.

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