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5. Goodell ONLY does things that make owners more money

Sun Oct 15, 2017, 08:08 PM

Oct 2017

What's the money angle here for the owners?
Are they trying to head off a full-scale kneel, in which all players do it?

Goodell and 75% of the billionaire owners absolutely do not give one whit about equality, social justice, OR prison reform. So what's the real reason they're doing this?

Many players, having grown up in real working class America, do care about those issues. Maybe the NFLPA is forcing Goodell's hand?

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Good for the NFL Gothmog Oct 2017 #1

Lifelong football fan here. Dulcinea Oct 2017 #40

Not a football fan but I greatly appreciate the NFL for this. calimary Oct 2017 #47

Not a fan either, but it would be great if they find a good way to support justice. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #48

Oooo, can't be pretty in his vicinity when he hears this! madamesilverspurs Oct 2017 #2

Trump's head exploding in 3... 2... 1... Initech Oct 2017 #10

Orange, stringy stuff Scarsdale Oct 2017 #37

I want to believe so badly. cilla4progress Oct 2017 #3

Here, here!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #30

Right on. Good for them. Kath2 Oct 2017 #4

Goodell ONLY does things that make owners more money sharedvalues Oct 2017 #5

I think it's black players realizing the power they have in the game JI7 Oct 2017 #13

Yes agreed. Pretty amazing the players are driving this sharedvalues Oct 2017 #28

I believe they'd start losing fans if the NFL took the hardline approach King 45* wants groundloop Oct 2017 #15

He doesn't want to lose their best players. MoonRiver Oct 2017 #36

There is absolutely no way Scarsdale Oct 2017 #38

Probably true, but this will send him into a tail spin, twitter wise. MoonRiver Oct 2017 #39

Mostly agree, but ... Cosmocat Oct 2017 #41

Also Goodell takes zero action without owners' consent. sharedvalues Oct 2017 #6

That's my take until proven otherwise. pangaia Oct 2017 #16

You can never know the outcome in advance oxbow Oct 2017 #7

Maybe lip service to bolster PR and keep revenue going CakeGrrl Oct 2017 #8

Even a halfhearted PR effort by the NFL could do a lot. TeamPooka Oct 2017 #24

I hope he is sincere and has the support of the owners. brer cat Oct 2017 #9

That lawsuit Kaepernick filed may have a lot to do with this. Give him a job for gawd's sake. n/t monmouth4 Oct 2017 #11

Except he didn't file a lawsuit. former9thward Oct 2017 #22

I should have said the threat of:... monmouth4 Oct 2017 #33

I'm keen to know what he's 'requesting' or threatening to ... mr_lebowski Oct 2017 #54

Trump can go pound sand. oasis Oct 2017 #12

Good for the NFL leanforward Oct 2017 #14

There are a lot of folks boycotting the NFL quakerboy Oct 2017 #20

I was in Wallingford, CT over the weekend for a wedding krispos42 Oct 2017 #26

Yeah. They are copy catting quakerboy Oct 2017 #31

I will be cautiously optimistic, but I will believe it when I see it. pangaia Oct 2017 #17

What I want to hear... -_O_- Oct 2017 #18

I share your dream. Duppers Oct 2017 #21

Will not mean much to me, safeinOhio Oct 2017 #19

He has shifted his attention to Christmas tavernier Oct 2017 #23

Dollar General has half its shelves in red and green Chipper Chat Oct 2017 #25

Announcer: And now a moment of silence to ponder the racial injustice that permeates our society. andym Oct 2017 #27

Whoop! There it is ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #29

Good for the NFL. Trump and his deplorables have won nothing but the Stupidbowl.....as always. jcmaine72 Oct 2017 #32

It's just making lemon aid out of lemons waltben Oct 2017 #34

Many owners backed the players on day 1 moda253 Oct 2017 #45

Loving this turn of events! Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #35

"Stick to Sports" is code for: STFU and entertain us DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #42

Ive heard this is an effort BainsBane Oct 2017 #43

Kellyass will spin this as: louis-t Oct 2017 #44

America is Already Great!! aeromanKC Oct 2017 #46

The NFL is more than aware that those players are what MineralMan Oct 2017 #49

Empty stadiums? yallerdawg Oct 2017 #50

Meh, this is way to take it off the field and add it to the causes that the NFL and players Thomas Hurt Oct 2017 #51

I fear that too Alice11111 Oct 2017 #53

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Really good news! Thanks. Demoiselle Oct 2017 #55