Update: NFL Requires NFL Players To Stand For Anthem
NFL owners are proposing that teams meet in the locker rooms before the anthem in order to decide if they wish to take the field for the song. If they decide to, they will be penalized 15 yards for each player who kneels.
The proposed deliberation and penalties were reported first by Sports Illustrated.
The in-game penalty proposed by NFL owners came during a three-hour session of conversation between owners and family members in Atlanta. The anthem protests led to the most controversial season in recent NFL history, where players and team owners fought with angry fans and the President of the United States over the unpopular protests.
The 15 yard penalty for kneeling was roundly criticized by NFL fans on Twitter.
worst league https://t.co/1obtzn05tN
— chris (@ChrisDepastene) May 22, 2018
NFL: “Y’all should just watch anything else.” https://t.co/1IdyoDTTQW
— Dom (@BrothaDom) May 22, 2018
NFL: “Y’all should just watch anything else.” https://t.co/1IdyoDTTQW
— Dom (@BrothaDom) May 22, 2018
That’ll get them to stop https://t.co/jHDrbtEXjb
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) May 22, 2018
Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, two NFL players who were the first to kneel for the anthem, filed lawsuits against the NFL for “colluding” to keep them from playing.
