NFL Owners Secret Meeting With Players Over Kneeling Protests

[Greatman77]

Took place in October. http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/nfl-meeting-colin-kaepernick-donald-trump-players-owners-eric-reid-chris-long-anthem-protests-robert-kraft/qmyx94lweddh163nlfdt4rzuk

Some of the owners sound completely (willfully) clueless about the reason for the protests.

[t96]

And the players sound completely clueless about the reason for Karpernick not being signed.

[Cary Kollins]

a bunch of old white billionaires are out of touch, weird

[jumpman910]

13 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

a bunch of old white billionaires are out of touch, weird

Funny how that works. 

[Ace_Aladdin]

30 minutes ago, t96 said:

And the players sound completely clueless about the reason for Karpernick not being signed.

What ? 

[TPanther920]

And the players don’t understand that no business will allow behaviors by its employees that the businesses primary ($$$) customers find objectionable. 

Find another way to express your concerns on your own time

[Lumps]

50 minutes ago, TPanther920 said:

And the players don’t understand that no business will allow behaviors by its employees that the businesses primary ($$$) customers find objectionable. 

Find another way to express your concerns on your own time

I don't understand why everyone doesn't understand this concept. Also, I believe we all have the right to protest what we want, when we want...even while working for a company. But to think that's ok while at the same time thinking it's not OK for said company to fire you and another to not hire you for these actions makes no sense to me. Companies and business are made to look out for their money first and foremost, agree with the protests or not...but the cause has nothing to do with being hired or fired.

I could completely agree with a cause that someone I hire is protesting. But if they protest on the job and lose me business/money, I'd part ways.

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, Cary Kollins said:

a bunch of old white billionaires are out of touch, weird

A bunch of old white billionaires with a track record of making money and understanding targeted markets.

A bunch of players that frequently find multiple ways to flush the money earned from their contracts down the toilet.

Gosh, why listen to those billionaires about anything, right?

[t96]

1 hour ago, TPanther920 said:

And the players don’t understand that no business will allow behaviors by its employees that the businesses primary ($$$) customers find objectionable. 

Find another way to express your concerns on your own time

Exactly. And for a backup QB you don't want him being a distraction to your team and the league like Kaepernick would inevitably be at this point. If he was actually starter material a team would take a chance but everybody knows he isn't. He couldn't beat out Blaine Gabbert for god sake.

[mc52beast]

Try protesting at YOUR place of employment and see how well that goes. Owners sign the paychecks, if they don’t want you kneeling then you either kneel and possibly don’t play or you stop kneeling.

[brandon_87]

Can't be that "secret" if the huddle found out about it...

[MountaineerChemist10]

What does this article have to do with the Carolina Panthers? Shouldn't this topic be posted under The Tinderbox?

[morgan55]

1 hour ago, mc52beast said:

Try protesting at YOUR place of employment and see how well that goes. Owners sign the paychecks, if they don’t want you kneeling then you either kneel and possibly don’t play or you stop kneeling.

Snowflakes don’t understand this concept 

[TheRed]

When evaluating this discussion as a whole, it's almost astounding how different posters on this board bizarrely flip flop from being pro player to mimicking the same tired tone deaf owner speak they railed against.

Like on the kneeling discussion one group of fans will side with the owners and call the players pampered greedy babies who should just be happy with what they have and keep quiet. But when you switch to a discussion involving a certain former GM, or a guy asking for an extension, suddenly the side who defended the players kneeling in protest reverts straight to the same sort of rhetoric they previously opposed. Doesn't add up. I expect it from borderline neanderthals like thomas96 or tiger7_88, but the so called evolved huddlers here truly need to evolve or quit playing pretend when it suits them.

Those who remember the Jerry Richardson pie chart memes that were really popular here during the lockout know what I'm talking about.