Group wants end of N-word in NFL

[joeybee12]

The Fritz Pollard Alliance, an influential group that promotes diversity and job equality in the NFL, called on players Thursday to stop using the N-word on the field after highly publicized incidents involving the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins.

Harry Carson and John Wooten, the organization's executive director and chair, respectively, released a statement saying a number of game-day officials commonly have heard players use the N-word during games.

"As former players (along with thousands of others) who have worked hard in different eras of the game to leave proud legacies for those who follow us, we are appalled and extremely disappointed to learn that the worst and most derogatory word ever spoken in our country is being used during games as well as casually in the locker room," the statement reads.

The Alliance also has called on the league to punish players who use the racial slur on the field through immediate ejections and subsequent fines, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10012596/fritz-pollard-alliance-asks-nfl-players-end-n-word-use

[KamaAina]

1. A Washington player using a racial slur?

That's rich!

[Upton]

2. Immediate ejections for using a bad word?

That's absurd. The NFL is an emotional, high energy and still relatively violent game. I'm sure there are all sorts of racial slurs thrown around out there, along with remarks about player's mothers etc..and have been since the beginning. Looks like this Fritz Pollard Alliance is looking to use the Dolphins locker room for a little publicity. Is Al Sharpton involved in this?

[KamaAina]

3. How about the end of the N-word in USA?