Neither the NBA or NHL has had an issue with national anthem protests, yet it still could be problematic for the NFL going forward.
As such, the league has been taking steps to institute a policy to prevent the protests from happening. Unfortunately, the “solution” the NFL is mulling is absolutely ridiculous.
It would actually involve possibly penalizing teams for having players kneel — yes, you read that right.
Per sources, one anthem idea being discussed: Leaving it up to home team on whether teams come out for the anthem; if teams do come out for the anthem, potential that teams could be assessed 15-yard penalties for kneeling.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 22, 2018
The MMQB’s Andrew Brandt raises a great point about no league policy regarding kneeling currently being in place.
But there’s no league policy against kneeling.. https://t.co/zO3Cex9s69
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) May 22, 2018
Let’s just hope this doesn’t come to fruition, as players will go nuts over it.
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