I don't think the players have "freedom of speech" when they are working for

Aug 15, 2017
3:12:49pm

Cougar-Duck All-American

their employer. The employer can impose whatever lawful speech rules they want. The player can quit if they don't want to follow the rules.

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Michael Bennett will be sitting during the national anthem and they're asking

Thunder Buddy

8/15/17 2:41pm

they must not be too worried as they saw Kaepernick go through it, yet are

smokymountainrain

8/15/17 2:43pm

It's obviously much bigger than a paycheck. The fact that people are marching

Thunder Buddy

8/15/17 2:49pm

People died under the American flag defeating Naziism. You sit

gwalker

8/15/17 2:53pm

That is... quite the logical leap

kudzucoug

8/15/17 2:56pm

How? You stand and put your hand over your heart while looking at the flag.

gwalker

8/15/17 5:21pm

Having a legitimate concern with this country is not 'disrepectful'

Dissenter

8/16/17 8:41am

People also fought Nazism for the RIGHT to protest. Kaepernick has done

messi

8/15/17 3:00pm

I thought this was a thread about Michael Bennett. And I don't care what

gwalker

8/15/17 5:19pm

And having the right to protest doesn't mean you should exercise it. They

gwalker

8/15/17 5:26pm

You edited your message.

messi

8/15/17 8:39pm

Which message? I do edit messages from time to time. I don't proof before

gwalker

8/15/17 8:59pm

I see I did change the typo "th" to "the" in one.

gwalker

8/15/17 9:00pm

gwalker reaching for that offense

Dissenter

8/15/17 3:00pm

And, this act of protest will only embolden the white supremacist idiots and add

gwalker

8/15/17 5:24pm

it got kaep fired. you better be a VERY valuable part of a team to be willing

johnnycarson

8/15/17 2:44pm

Kap actually opted out of his contract thinking he would get a bigger deal..oops

BruceBruce

8/15/17 2:45pm

yeah, i meant to say he overplayeded his hand. regardless, he doesn't have a

johnnycarson

8/15/17 2:46pm

He has had job offers - just not for the money he feels he is worth.

crack

8/15/17 2:47pm

I am pretty sure this isn't correct. Link?

messi

8/15/17 2:48pm

i agree. i doubt anyone has given him any serious offers. he's the

johnnycarson

8/15/17 2:49pm

RE: I am pretty sure this isn't correct. Link?

crack

8/15/17 2:50pm

Come on, you serious? The Daily Caller?

messi

8/15/17 2:53pm

I had seen it on a tv show (one of the ones on ESPN where two guys sit around

crack

8/15/17 2:56pm

It's possible. I followed it pretty closely and haven't heard anything like that

messi

8/15/17 3:05pm

Who knows really? But based on the reaction from Kaep's girlfriend comparing

crack

8/15/17 3:11pm

Or, it will show Kaep wasn't really as valuable as he thought he was

crack

8/15/17 2:45pm

Why wouid I wait 3 days when I just interacted with you? Also, don't be so

messi

8/15/17 3:08pm

It was a joke from what happened a week or so ago. Lighten up.

crack

8/15/17 3:13pm

Ha, I'm telling you to lighten up. Something's getting missed here.

messi

8/15/17 3:19pm

Such a perfect example of how bad communicating online can be.

crack

8/15/17 3:24pm

eh, not being good at football got him fired. this didn't help and probably

smokymountainrain

8/15/17 2:47pm

It would have never blown up if Kaepernik had stuck with

Plato

8/15/17 2:48pm

Maybe it's time to stop the National Anthem tradition.

bluegato

8/15/17 2:54pm

I just got off the phone with the future NFL tv ratings... they're very upset.

ColdFusion1989

8/15/17 2:57pm

Fake news. Kaepernick's protest has no impact on the ratings.

messi

8/15/17 3:05pm

O RLY?

BeardedSpock

8/15/17 5:49pm

YES, REALLY-

messi

8/15/17 8:38pm

It's like people don't get that just because you CAN do something doesn't

Gerald-DeGroot

8/15/17 2:57pm

No, I'm upset at the reporters. If I wanted the news, I turn on CNN.

Thunder Buddy

8/15/17 3:06pm

I don't think the players have "freedom of speech" when they are working for

Cougar-Duck

8/15/17 3:12pm

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