NFL Social History

[Rick-a-Roo]

Just received by way of email; unverified, un-researched, but passed on anyway
just 'coz I know what you all think of the NFL.

NFL History...history not often reported or leaked to the ticket holders.

I hope this helps you; it opened my eyes, to understand just when the
public’s respect for the NFL organization started to crumble....

* In 2012 the NFL had an issue with Tim Tebow kneeling for 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.

* In 2013 the NFL fined Brandon Marshall for wearing green cleats to raise
awareness for people with mental health disorders.

* 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.

* In 2015 DeAngelo Williams was fined for wearing "Find the Cure" eye black
for breast cancer awareness.

* 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.

* 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, all of a
sudden... It seems quite clear based on these facts that the NFL has taken a
position against any action by NFL players demonstrating RESPECT for any
issue: For God, social causes such as mental health, cancer, domestic
violence, for cops killed arbitrarily for being cops, for the Memory of 9/11...

BUT it 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 particular Group and its supporters. That is who and what the NFL
now has shown itself to be.

Pass this post along to all your friends and family, if you believe it worthy of
sharing.

Honor our military; too many of whom have come home with the American
Flag draped over their coffin.

[dinkydow]

The NFL is as relevant to America ...as a turd laying on a sidewalk is.