This Belongs in NFL Locker Rooms!
If I have brain cancer, I don’t ask my dentist what I should do. If my car has a problem, I don’t seek help from a plumber! Why do you think the public cares what a football player thinks about politics? If we want to know about football, then depending on the information we seek, we might consult with you, but even a quarterback doesn’t seek advice on playing his position from a defensive tackle!
You seem to have this over inflated view of yourselves, thinking because you enjoy working on such a large scale stage, that somehow your opinion about everything matters. The NFL realizes the importance of its “image” so it has rules that specify the clothes and insignia you can wear, the language you use, and your “antics” after a touchdown or other “great” play. But somehow you and your employer don’t seem to care that you disgrace the entire nation and its 320 million people in the eyes of the world by publicly disrespecting this country, its f**g, and its anthem! The taxpaying citizens of this country subsidize your plush work environments, yet you choose to use those venues to openly offend those very citizens.
Do you even understand what the f**g of this country means to so many of its citizens before you choose to “take a knee” in protest of this “country" during our national anthem?
You may think because you are paid so much that your job is tough, but you are clueless when it comes to tough. Let me show you those whose job is really tough.

You are spoiled babies who stand around and have staff squirt GatorAid in your mouths, sit in front of misting cooling fans when it’s warm, and sit on heated benches when it's cold. That’s not “tough” that's pampered.
You think that you deserve to be paid excessively high salaries, because you play a “dangerous" game where you can incur career ending injuries. Let me show you career ending injuries!

You think that you deserve immediate medical attention and the best medical facilities and doctors when injured. Let me show you what it’s like for those who really need and deserve medical attention.

You think you have the right to disrespect the f**g of the United States , the one our veterans fought for, risked limbs and mental stability to defend, in many cases died for. Let me show you what our f**g means to them, their families, and their friends.

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You believe you are our heroes, when in reality you are nothing but overpaid entertainers, who exist solely for our enjoyment! Well, your current antics are neither entertaining nor enjoyable, but rather a disgrace to this country, its citizens, all our veterans and their families, and the sacrifices they have made to ensure this country remains free. You choose to openly disgrace this country in the eyes of the rest of the world, yet with all your money, still choose to live here rather than in any other country. People with even the slightest amount of “Class” will stand and respect our f**g. Where does that put you? You want to see heroes… here are this countries heroes!

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You can protest policies, the current government, or anything else you choose, that is your right. But when you “protest” our f**g and anthem, you are insulting the nation we all live in and love, and all those who have served, been injured, or died to keep it free. There is nothing you can do or say that can make your actions anything more than the arrogance of classless people, who care about themselves more than our country or the freedoms for which our veterans and their families have sacrificed so much, to ensure you have the “right” to speak freely. Our country is far from perfect, but if you can point to any other country where your freedom and opportunities are better than they are here, then you just might want to go there and show respect for their f**g!

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I'm not a high paid athlete or entertainer, but I have my rights just like they do. The only difference is if I choose to protest on company time I would be reprimanded, suspended, or fired. These over paid babies can protest all they want, but they should do it on their own time. I know not all of them are like that, but the few primadonnas seem to get all the attention. There are many who literally put their money (and time) where their mouth is. They do what they can to solve problems and make the world a little better without seeking publicity. Many people in all walks of life should heed the saying " With great power comes great responsibility and the greater the power, the greater the responsibility."

I'm not a high paid athlete or entertainer, but I have my rights just like they do. The only difference is if I choose to protest on company time I would be reprimanded, suspended, or fired. These over paid babies can protest all they want, but they should do it on their own time. I know not all of them are like that, but the few primadonnas seem to get all the attention. There are many who literally put their money (and time) where their mouth is. They do what they can to solve problems and make the world a little better without seeking publicity. Many people in all walks of life should heed the saying " With great power comes great responsibility and the greater the power, the greater the responsibility."

Excellent. Well written! AS a career military wife who brought up patriotic children round the globe, who would never demean the f**g, our country or our National Anthem. I’m reminded of the free French in Casablanca and their rousing anthem in the faces of the
Germans. When you’re being paid millions to “play” a game, and have the freedoms that we have,you don’t take a knee. You stand at attention, hand over your heart and, for Heaven’s sake have a little respect...or you should be fired and sent penniless into the world. Thank you, Bahmer.