New policy requires on-field players, personnel to stand for anthem

[Manther]

NFL owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they prefer, it was announced Wednesday.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23582533/nfl-owners-approve-new-national-anthem-policy

[DeeJay]

Dumb

[PanthersBigD]

Gotta protect those sweet, sweet DoD funds. Compulsory 'patriotism' isn't patriotism. 

[Doyle]

They should just kneel for the entire game instead of playing.  That would be entertaining.  

[brandon_87]

1 minute ago, Doyle said:

They should just kneel for the entire game instead of playing.  That would be entertaining.  

First one to stand loses?

[countryboi]

this thread is going to be fun, I already have my popcorn ready.

[Carolina Cajun]

Damn, I guess I can't play "fantasy who the fug is sitting, or kneeling, or planking" this next season.

[Daddy_Uncle]

Hopefully whole teams stay in the locker room. 

[KillerKat]

I like the compromise. Best for both sides.

[ECUPantherFan]

Regardless of what side of the argument you're on, it seems like a reasonable agreement.  You can stay in the locker room if you want to and do whatever you want during the anthem.  No penalty or repercussions.  But if you're on the field during the anthem, you stand.

Both sides win.

/Issue

I wonder which side will be the first to take issue with a good old fashioned compromise?

 

[Clicheking]

Murcia!!!!

[KillerKat]

1 minute ago, ECUPantherFan said:

Regardless of what side of the argument you're on, it seems like a reasonable agreement.  You can stay in the locker room if you want to and do whatever you want during the anthem.  No penalty or repercussions.  But if you're on the field during the anthem, you stand.

Both sides win.

/Issue

I wonder which side will be the first to take issue with a good old fashioned compromise?

 

Yeah. Peppers did this last year too.

[fieryprophet]

I have a better idea: don't get your panties in a wad over what someone else does during the national anthem. The real failure of American freedom is our inability to allow others to practice theirs in a way we disagree with without feeling like we have to vehemently abuse ours in retaliation. And that is how all of our "freedoms" end up as a farce.

[Wyank]

Now we just need a league personnel that works on the sideline to announce that he/she is a Jehovah's Witness or other religion that does not stand for the flag and this new policy, which effects league personel as well as the players, is discriminatory to his/her religious beliefs to blow this policy up. Make it all one big poo show.