Via
Daniel Martin
For fans who follow the sport, most of this will be a simple reminder of things you already know. For the rest, it's
a wake-up call:
In 2012 the NFL had an issue with Tim Tebow kneeling before 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. 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, or 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. 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.