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applegrove

(118,428 posts) Wed May 23, 2018, 06:40 PM May 2018

Jets Chairman Will Pay Fines for Protesting Players

https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/23/jets-chairman-will-pay-any-fines-for-protesting-players/

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New York Jets chairman Christopher Johnson told Newsday that he will pay the fines for players on his team who protest during the national anthem, hours after the NFL announced a new policy penalizing players who do so.

Johnson said that he never wants “to put restrictions on the speech of our players.”

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Jets Chairman Will Pay Fines for Protesting Players (Original Post) applegrove May 2018 OP
OK, but why was the NFL vote by owners unanimous then? Jersey Devil May 2018 #1
Owner ! Chairman Lithos May 2018 #3
Where would pro sports be...... mitch96 May 2018 #2
Let me get this straight. Money is free speech now but not protest? onecaliberal May 2018 #4
Start a thread on that. Everyone should see that. applegrove May 2018 #5

Jersey Devil

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1. OK, but why was the NFL vote by owners unanimous then?
Reply to applegrove (Original post)
Wed May 23, 2018, 06:44 PM
May 2018

The Jets voted to ban protests and now they oppose what they voted for?

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mitch96

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2. Where would pro sports be......
Reply to applegrove (Original post)
Wed May 23, 2018, 06:57 PM
May 2018

If every man of color kneeled and refused to pay?? NO SPORTS. now that is leverage...
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