NFL On Kneeling Players' Protests: 'We Were Wrong,' Commissioner Says
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday the NFL admits that "we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest."
The statement, made in a video over Twitter, comes a day after nearly 20 players called on the NFL to take a stronger stance amid a nationwide protest of police brutality against black people.
"We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black People. We, the NFL, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We, the NFL, believe Black Lives Matter," the NFL said.
The league's statement makes no reference to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been the most visible protester within the NFL against police brutality and and racial inequality in the United States.
Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem before games in 2016. The peaceful protest was intended to focus attention on police violence against minorities and social inequality. As Kaepernick's protests gained momentum, it also drew the ire of President Trump and others, and eventually ended the Super Bowl quarterback's career the next season.
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/05/871290906/nfl-on-kneeling-players-protests-we-were-wrong-commissioner-says
:disgusted: well lookie there
i can ASSURE you no peaceful protest got them shook.
:butwait!: :jackiessales: keep rioting girls. We might get our reparations
Quote from: Demon Time. on June 05, 2020, 08:44:53 PM
i can ASSURE you no peaceful protest got them shook.
:butwait!: :jackiessales: keep rioting girls. We might get our reparations
jddjdjdjdj
Peaceful protests are equivalent to someone sat in the corner with their arms crossed fuming in silence whilst everyone walks the fuck past and gets in with their day
Never saw the point
STFU :disgusted:
QuoteThe league's statement makes no reference to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been the most visible protester within the NFL against police brutality and and racial inequality in the United States.
Yh unless they're DIRECT and name names this apology is shit
Colin took a settlement from them
he got his apology and more
this is interesting though, because a lot of racist, redneck, MAGA crackers loooove football
they are gonna fume if the NFL lets ppl kneel next season or lets Kaep back in
Quote from: Jayd' Jackson on June 05, 2020, 08:49:31 PM
QuoteThe league's statement makes no reference to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been the most visible protester within the NFL against police brutality and and racial inequality in the United States.
Yh unless they're DIRECT and name names this apology is shit
!!!!!!!
We stand up for everybody else, truth be told a lot of black owe Colin an apology too.
He's been a class act and even had Jay Z reprimand him for not "letting it go"
That's the type of leader we need to embrace
Quote from: Bentley. THE Moderator. on June 05, 2020, 09:07:59 PM
Quote from: Jayd' Jackson on June 05, 2020, 08:49:31 PM
QuoteThe league's statement makes no reference to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been the most visible protester within the NFL against police brutality and and racial inequality in the United States.
Yh unless they're DIRECT and name names this apology is shit
!!!!!!!
a lot of black owe Colin an apology too
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I saw a compilation of (only black) NFL players talking about police brutality and rolled my fucking eyes
I know Colin is at home giving a :plea:
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 05, 2020, 09:15:23 PM
I saw a compilation of (only black) NFL players talking about police brutality and rolled my fucking eyes
I know Colin is at home giving a :plea:
i saw that too!
Bunch of dumb coons
And half of them are dating Karen's while she empties their accounts out
I told my little cousin he was stupid af, talking about he was in love. Well he ended up getting hurt and never went to the league. All of the sudden she wasn't pregnant anymore and she broke up with him.
Like ... how dumb do you have to be to see how the entire NFL system works :dead:
:plzstop:
They saw where this was all going and didn't wanna REALLY lose a lot of black coin. Cuz when people threatened to stop watching football, i know they never took that shit seriously. But now you almost have to align yourself with us unless you want to be lumped in with the KKK nationalists
What we're asking for is to simply not be fucking killed for no reason. The audacity of us :uhh:
Quote from: Jayd' Jackson on June 05, 2020, 08:49:31 PM
QuoteThe league's statement makes no reference to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been the most visible protester within the NFL against police brutality and and racial inequality in the United States.
Yh unless they're DIRECT and name names this apology is shit
they are truly despicable