Fw: NFL Facts and Hypocrisy

Another forward from Kirk head usher. Too good and too current
to let die here. I couldn't agree more. Bob
(Changed format to make more compact)

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Solomon
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 5:59 PM
Subject: Fwd: NFL Facts and Hypocrisy

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 theNFL 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 read "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.
In 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, and, 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, they 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 (such as BLM, and other leftists)
That is who and what the NFL has shown itself to be.


Pass this post along to all your friends and family.

Honor our military, too many of whom have come home with the American Flag draped over their
coffin.
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Gary and Judy Cooper