Tell That Son of a B***h He's Fired': Trump Blasts NFL Anthem Kneelers

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Colin Kaepernick on Time's 'Person of the Year' Shortlist
Sports Ilustrated ^ | December 4, 2017 | Scooby Axson
Posted on 12/4/2017, 9:09:58 AM by C19fan

Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick was named one of the 10 people on Time Magazine's shortlist for their annual "Person of the Year" honors.

The winner will be announced on Wednesday at 7 a.m. ET.

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PLEASE!!! 

PLEASE!!!! 

[Thin Lizzy]

NFL’s Olivier Vernon tells fans if they don’t like him kneeling, ‘don’t come to the game’
washingtontimes.com ^ | Valerie Richardson
Posted on 12/4/2017, 7:44:20 AM by RoosterRedux

New York Giants defensive end Olivier Vernon ignited an outcry after telling fans if they don’t approve of his decision to kneel for the national anthem, “don’t come to the game.”

The retort came after Vernon, the only member of the Giants still regularly taking a knee, told reporters that he had been heckled by fans in response to his season-long protest.

“You hear ‘coward’ and ‘stand up’ and ‘disgrace,’” Vernon said. “It’s fine. As long as nobody comes on the field and touches me. You stay where you at, you’re going to be all right. They have a right. Oh yeah, I hear it all the time. If they don’t like it, don’t come to the game.”

His comments, which ran Thursday in the New York Post, stunned former NFL quarterback and CBS Sports commentator Boomer Esiason, who called them an “out-and-out disgrace.”

He pointed out that Vernon signed last year an $85 million, five-year contract with Giants owner John Mara, the richest for a defensive end in NFL history.

“Here is a guy you gave $80 million to basically telling your fans, ‘If you don’t like it, don’t come,’” said Esiason on WFAN radio in New York City. “It is the most egregious act of defiance. It just blows me away.”

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F you you worthless scumbag - have fun on welfare and paying child support for 5 kids w 8 different baby mama you pos!

The irony is that he’s right. It was the NFL’s job to shut this shit down.  The fans made it perfectly clear that they weren’t digging what was going on.  Now that the NFL has sided with its employees over the paying customers, the fans should just say fuck you and not show up. No one in under any compulsion to go to these games.

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The irony is that he’s right. It was the NFL’s job to shut this shit down.  The fans made it perfectly clear that they weren’t digging what was going on.  Now that the NFL has sided with its employees over the paying customers, the fans should just say fuck you and not show up. No one in under any compulsion to go to these games.

The NFL is imploding by the day siding w the thugs and overweight oversized losers. 

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http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/12/03/weak-13-empty-seats-outnumber-spectators-nfl-attendance-crisis-continues



 

These idiots are kneeling their way out of a job.

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These idiots are kneeling their way out of a job.

They are taking down the entire franchise.   But the NFL can F off - they are siding w the thugs.  So when they left broke and losing money - F em - they own it.  Siding w commies and thugs - thats on them now. 

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-ravens-tickets-20171130-story.html


  

[Thin Lizzy]

These idiots are kneeling their way out of a job.

 Getting close to the playoffs, this is the time of year when the rating should be going up. To be fair, neither of these teams are in the playoff running, but still.



‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings Tumble To Season Low With Broncos’ Win – Deadline

http://deadline.com/2017/12/broncos-win-thursday-night-football-ratings-fall-season-low-nfl-big-bang-theory-nbc-1202227763/

[Soul Crusher]

The NFL is a garbage product and organization as of late.   The owners and players all deserve each other

 Getting close to the playoffs, this is the time of year when the rating should be going up. To be fair, neither of these teams are in the playoff running, but still.



‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings Tumble To Season Low With Broncos’ Win – Deadline

http://deadline.com/2017/12/broncos-win-thursday-night-football-ratings-fall-season-low-nfl-big-bang-theory-nbc-1202227763/

[Thin Lizzy]

The NFL is a garbage product and organization as of late.   The owners and players all deserve each other

Almost looking forward to next year to see when it really gets ugly as the fans are going to have advanced notice not to buy their tickets.

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Almost looking forward to next year to see when it really gets ugly as the fans are going to have advanced notice not to buy their tickets.

One guy in my office giving up 4 ny giants tix.   

The NFL is all thugs as of late.   MLB and hockey much better.   Have any in the NBA been protesting ?

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Weak 16: Christmas Did Not Come for the NFL’s Empty Stadiums
Breitbart ^ | December 24 | Warner Huston
Posted on 12/26/2017, 9:05:37 AM by tired&retired

As the nation prepares to celebrate Christmas Day, it looks like Santa didn’t come to fill the NFL’s empty stadiums for the league’s Week 16 games. The NFL’s Week 16 began with an admission by the Baltimore Ravens that the mass player protests during the playing of the national anthem when the team was playing on foreign soil in Britain’s Wembley Stadium, has seriously hurt its attendance all year here at home.

The Ravens sent a letter to season-ticket holders, sponsors, and suite holders, commenting on the number of empty seats at M&T Bank Stadium and specifically citing the anthem protests as a factor causing the no-shows.

Despite last week’s mea culpa, the stadium was still practically empty for Saturday’s game.

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ha ha ha ha!!!! 

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NFL looking at game plan to recover from record-low TV ratings
Washington Times ^ | December 24, 2017 | Jeff Mordock
Posted on 12/26/2017, 11:10:04 AM

The NFL is approaching the playoffs looking for a ratings turnaround after a year of record-low television numbers. Outcry over players protesting by taking a knee during the national anthem isn’t helping, but it’s only one of several reasons fans are turning away from professional football, media analysts say.

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Weak 16: Christmas Did Not Come for the NFL’s Empty Stadiums
Breitbart ^ | December 24 | Warner Huston
Posted on 12/26/2017, 9:05:37 AM by tired&retired

As the nation prepares to celebrate Christmas Day, it looks like Santa didn’t come to fill the NFL’s empty stadiums for the league’s Week 16 games. The NFL’s Week 16 began with an admission by the Baltimore Ravens that the mass player protests during the playing of the national anthem when the team was playing on foreign soil in Britain’s Wembley Stadium, has seriously hurt its attendance all year here at home.

The Ravens sent a letter to season-ticket holders, sponsors, and suite holders, commenting on the number of empty seats at M&T Bank Stadium and specifically citing the anthem protests as a factor causing the no-shows.

Despite last week’s mea culpa, the stadium was still practically empty for Saturday’s game.

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ha ha ha ha!!!! 

I used to be a fan. I actually went to the London game and when they booed my wife thought it was because the Brits didn't like our anthem being played. I didn't notice as I was staring at the flag. I didn't realize until the next morning what had happened. I have rarely, only on one occasion, been able to get face value tickets for a game and every home game this year I get a notification that they have more tickets available. I didn't realize it was this bad. Good for them, they'll get what they deserve I guess.

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NBA enjoying ratings surge while NFL flounders
New York Post ^ | December 21, 2017 | 9:58pm | Updated | Richard Morgan
Posted on 12/27/2017, 8:53:02 AM by E. Pluribus Unum

While the NFL gets socked with ratings declines, the NBA is off to its second-most-watched season ever.

ESPN, which has telecast 30 games since the season’s Oct. 17 opener, said Thursday that average viewership has soared 18 percent, to 1.8 million a game, from this point last year.

TNT, with 16 NBA telecasts to date, said its average is up 25 percent, to 2.1 million viewers. Even NBA TV, with 41 telecasts, is up 25 percent, to 365,000.

The averages, taken collectively, make for the hottest start since the 2010-11 season — the year LeBron James abandoned the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat.

Central to the NBA’s rise is its success in focusing the league’s many dramas on the game itself — an area where the NFL has failed miserably, experts say.

“NBA stars don’t wear helmets, so fans think they know them better by watching their features and their gestures,” said Ben Sturner, president of sports marketer Leverage Agency. “This sense of familiarity plays really well with the social media set.”

Meanwhile, the NFL is being penalized for a lack of focus, according to Sturner.

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'Sunday Night Football' Ratings Fell 13 Percent in 2017
Hollywood Reporter ^ | December 29, 2017 | Michael O'Connell
Posted on 12/29/2017, 3:11:38 PM by EdnaMode

The weekly NFL matchup is still No. 1 on broadcast, but its losses outpace the league's overall TV showings.

Sunday Night Football wrapped another fall at No. 1 on the broadcast networks — but the higher they are, the harder they fall. So the NBC series was among the hardest hit of the NFL's broadcast franchises during another season of ratings declines.

The weekly telecast finished the season with an average 18.2 million viewers tuning in live and a 6.1 rating among adults 18-49. Both of those numbers represent double-digit drops from the previous year, with drops of 10 percent of its audience and 13 percent of its showing in the key demo outpacing overall 2017 declines for the league.

Sunday Night Football's closest broadcast rival among adults 18-49 is another NBC effort: This Is Us. The drama still trails the NFL by a healthy margin; however, with an average 5.1 rating among adults 18-49 with seven days' worth of time-shifting factored in.

Accounting for all primetime NFL showings of the season, Sunday Night Football was not down the most. The biggest year-to-year drops in primetime go to NBC and the NFL Network's shared coverage of Thursday Night Football, which took in an average 14 million viewers and a 4.1 rating in the key demo. The second half of the season's Thursday games dropped 21 percent, year-over-year, among adults 18-49, dipping below a comparatively steady Thursday Night Football showing from CBS (14.1 million viewers; 4.5 rating among adults 18-49) at the top of the season.

The most steady primetime NFL telecast of all was Monday Night Football. Embattled ESPN's weekly NFL game retained 95 percent of its 2016 season showing among adults 18-49 with an average 3.7 rating.

Year-end averages for Sunday Night Football arrived earlier than expected with the league scrapping the planned Dec. 31 finale for this coming weekend. The game, between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, would have been the first NFL game to air in primetime on New Year's Eve in over a decade. But the league shifted it to an earlier time slot to avoid the inevitable tune-out.

A contentious 2017 NFL season comes to an end, either way, this coming weekend. And while full ratings tallies aren't yet available, year-to-year viewership decreases have been tracking at 8 percent — concerning but less steep than the ones the NFL faced in 2016.

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AMVETS says NFL censored its ad against flag protests
By: Leo Shane III   


A U.S. flag covers the field before an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 31, 2017, in Denver. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

WASHINGTON — AMVETS officials are decrying “corporate censorship” from the National Football League for their decision not to run an ad in their Super Bowl program which responds to league players’ decision to kneel for the national anthem in protest of national equality issues.

The ad, which would have cost the veterans organization $30,000, features the tag “#PleaseStand” with a picture of service members saluting the American flag and information on how to donate to the congressionally-chartered organization.

Group leaders said NFL officials refused to include the ad in their Super Bowl publication, but did not issue a reason why. In a statement, AMVETS National Commander Marion Polk said the issue is one of fairness and respect.


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“Freedom of speech works both ways,” he said. “We respect the rights of those who choose to protest, as these rights are precisely what our members have fought — and in many cases died — for.

“But imposing corporate censorship to deny that same right to those veterans who have secured it for us all is reprehensible and totally beyond the pale.”

In a statement, NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy said the Super Bowl game program “is designed for fans to commemorate and celebrate the game, players, teams and the Super Bowl. It’s never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement.”

They noted that the program will include a similar ad from the Veterans of Foreign Wars that states simply “We Stand for Veterans.” McCarthy said AMVETS was asked to consider changing their ad to read “Please Stand for Our Veterans” but did not reply in time for production deadlines.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/2018/01/22/amvets-says-nfl-censored-its-ad-against-flag-protests/

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“In a statement, NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy said the Super Bowl game program “is designed for fans to commemorate and celebrate the game, players, teams and the Super Bowl. It’s never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement.””


But they allowed the players to make a political statement during the game without punishment. What a hypocrite.

I won’t be watching this game.

[Dos Equis]

“In a statement, NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy said the Super Bowl game program “is designed for fans to commemorate and celebrate the game, players, teams and the Super Bowl. It’s never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement.””


But they allowed the players to make a political statement during the game without punishment. What a hypocrite.

Right?

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“In a statement, NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy said the Super Bowl game program “is designed for fans to commemorate and celebrate the game, players, teams and the Super Bowl. It’s never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement.””


But they allowed the players to make a political statement during the game without punishment. What a hypocrite.

I won’t be watching this game.

Fuck the NFL and fuck the Eagles.

I hope Brady wears a MAGA hat after the game during the celebration

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Fuck the NFL and fuck the Eagles.

I hope Brady wears a MAGA hat after the game during the celebration

Yup -

F these losers

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https://deadline.com/2018/09/eagles-nfl-kickoff-game-ratings-down-falcons-nbc-1202459228



    

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https://deadline.com/2018/09/eagles-nfl-kickoff-game-ratings-down-falcons-nbc-1202459228


LOL

[Kwon3]

NFL season opener records lowest ratings in a decade.

Hope it was worth it for you worthless black assholes who would've been pushing crack and lying dead with gunshot wounds if you couldn't run or throw a football slightly better than your homies who done stayed posted up in the ghetto when they name didn't get call out for tha draft n shit.

https://nypost.com/2018/09/07/nfl-season-opener-records-lowest-ratings-in-a-decade/amp/