It's not, though. For one thing, being in that line of work means maintaining a social media presence in this day and age. Further, it still in no way impinges upon one's constitutional right to free speech. As with these publications, I agree that the NFL has every right to do this as a business. I just think it's an exceptionally ****ty decision by the NFL, and find it curious that one can both decry what has happened to some of the writers we've discussed and be perfectly okay with this.
The NFL, like the other ****ty orgs in this thread, has every right to do this, and like all the other ****ty orgs, they are incredibly stupid to do so
ok, so your fine with players saying whatever political statement after they are off the clock?
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
I love how this argument has shifted within the last few days from originally it was treasonous unpatriotic and disrespectful to the military and flag to now everywhere on social media the right wing hard-on talking points are:
"Do it on your own time! Not on the clock!"
"Protest somewhere else. Fans dont pay to watch you protest"
Imagine how much of a snowflake you have to be, to see grown men locked at arms kneeling for 3 minutes and exercising their right to peacefully and silently protest.
Forever Fredi
goldfly (05-25-2018)
So when are the NFL players on clock exactly?
During 60 minutes of regulation?
When they put the jerseys on?
They're salary so they're on clock technically all the time. So I guess they arent allowed to use their status as celebrity to go to rallies or events and protest either because they're "overpaid athletes" and not like the real men and women of America.
Forever Fredi
The NFL has the right to do this. People have the right to boycott the NFL for this rule just as they had the right to do so when they were protesting the anthem. In the end it is kind of silly to get triggered by someone kneeling instead of standing. Our government/society is way more disrespectful of the military for what happens to a lot of veterans after they come home.
you have a point but many average joes have been fired for their viewpoints outside of their office. That woman the flipped off trumps motorcade got fired. People have been fired for saying racial things outside of their workplace.