45 advocates forced ritual in NFL...

[John V]

At the end of the day the NFL is a private organization. The NFL has no rules regarding the national anthem and what players have to do during it. The NFL can change that if they so wish. If Republicans likes supporting corporations so much, they should let the NFL make that decision.

Actually, yeah, the NFL has a written policy that players are to be on the field standing with their helmets off during the anthem. The policy was there before kneeling became a thing. They're not enforcing it because it hasn't hurt the bottom line significantly yet. If they think revenues are dropping due to kneeling, they'll enforce it. They're about the greediest bastards on earth.

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The Steelers play the Ravens this week, that stadium will be packed.

And the Steelers have said they'll be on the field for the anthem.

I live in Pittsburgh, guys. I know what people are saying. They're mostly pissed. Most aren't pissed off enough to throw away very expensive tickets yet, but there's a good chance that TV ratings and merchandise sales will decline.

And it's not just the kneeling. People are getting tired of prima donnas like Bell, who skipped training camp and is now having a shitty year. But at least he's here this year - last year he was suspended at the beginning for drug use.