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NFL Team Will Suspend And/Or Fine Players Who Protest the National Anthem

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On Thursday afternoon, it was reported that the NFL’s Miami Dolphins would suspend and/or fine players who protest during the national anthem.

In late May, the NFL instituted a new “no kneeling” policy. ESPN reported, “The new policy subjects teams to a fine if a player or any other team personnel do not show respect for the anthem. That includes any attempt to sit or kneel, as dozens of players have done during the past two seasons. Those teams will also have the option to fine any team personnel, including players, for the infraction.”

Immediately following the NFL’s announcement, in a survey conducted by Survey Monkey, 54% of respondents approved of the NFL’s new policy, while 43% disapproved. As The Daily Wire reported, “When the pollsters drilled down a little deeper, they found that approval of the policy increased the more hardcore the fan. Among those who described themselves as NFL fans (which was 53% of respondents), a slightly greater percentage agreed with the policy: 56% of either “casual” or “big” fans said they approved of the policy, while 42% disagreed.” (Read more from “Nfl Team Will Suspend And/Or Fine Players Who Protest the National Anthem” HERE)

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NFL Player Saves Man From Car Wreck in Dramatic Fashion: ‘I Prayed With Him’

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On Sunday, a 25-year-old NFL player physically ripped a car door off its hinges in order to save a man pinned down inside the vehicle after a bizarre accident.

New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Mitchell Loewen was eating brunch at a local cafe with his wife and toddler when they heard a loud crash. The vehicle, a Mercedes Benz SUV, apparently crashed through a concrete barrier on the fourth floor of a New Orleans parking garage and fell onto the street, roof-side down, reports The Times-Picayune.

Loewen and other Good Samaritans rushed to help flip the car over and noticed that the victim, a man in his mid-20s whose name has yet to be released, was trapped inside with his legs pinned down.

After it was confirmed that the man was still conscious, Loewen “wrenched open the door from the outside, ripping it off its hinges, and leaned into the car to speak with the man,” reports the outlet.

“He didn’t say much, he was just thanking us all,” said the New Orleans Saint. “I hugged him and told him he was going to be OK, and then I prayed with him. I couldn’t tell how bad his injuries were, but there was a lot of blood and broken glass.”​ (Read more from “NFL Player Saves Man From Car Wreck in Dramatic Fashion: ‘I Prayed With Him’” HERE)

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Trump Cancels Eagles Reception Over National Anthem Protests

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President Donald Trump canceled a planned Super Bowl reception for the Philadelphia Eagles Monday after many players would not attend due to his position that all players must stand for the national anthem.

“The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow. They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country,” Trump said in a Monday evening statement.

“The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better. These fans are still invited to the White House to be part of a different type of ceremony—one that will honor our great country, pay tribute to the heroes who fight to protect it, and loudly and proudly play the National Anthem. I will be there at 3:00 p.m. with the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus to celebrate America,” he continued.

The president has long advocated that all NFL players should stand during the national anthem after widespread kneeling protests, first initiated by quarterback Colin Kaepernick. (Read more from “Trump Cancels Eagles Reception Over National Anthem Protests” HERE)

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NFL Owners Announce Proposed Policy Change, Penalty for Kneeling During Anthem

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On the same day the NFL announced a $89 million commitment to social justice programs to combat inequality, team owners met for what’s being described as “a privileged session to speak about the most sensitive of topics,” to include players kneeling during the national anthem.

And in a clear sign owners understand the divisive issue hurt the league, and that President Donald Trump was right in taking a stance against players who disrespect the American flag — the president called on the NFL to “change policy” — the owners reportedly discussed the idea of imposing a 15-yard penalty for kneeling, according to Sports Illustrated.

The idea discussed, according to the sports magazine, was that home teams would decide if the teams are to come out for the playing of the national anthem, and if so, any players kneeling would draw a 15-yard penalty. . .

The league was rocked with controversy last season after former NFL player Colin Kaepernick began a trend in the 2016 season of kneeling during the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality.

The protests took off in 2017 after then-Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett — now with Philadelphia — claimed that he was detained outside a Las Vegas casino for “simply being a black man.” The 6′ 4″ 274 lb. professional football player said officers used excessive force that was “unbearable,” and that one cop threatened to “blow my f**king head off.” (Read more from “NFL Owners Announce Proposed Policy Change, Penalty for Kneeling During Anthem” HERE)

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Former NFL Cheerleader Says She Was Discriminated Against Because She’s Christian

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. . .Kristan Ann Ware filed a complaint to the Florida Commission on Human Relations claiming she “faced hostility and retaliation from Dolphins cheerleading coaches and was discriminated against on behalf of her gender and religion,” according to The Washington Post.

Ware alleged that, in a conversation with her fellow cheerleaders, she said that she was a virgin and was waiting until marriage for sex because of her Christian faith. At her end-of the-year review, the cheerleading team director and the team’s choreographer reportedly told her not to discuss her virginity with the other cheerleaders.

“My virginity got brought up,” she explained to the Post, “and I said, ‘You know I am waiting for marriage,’ and they said, ‘Well, as far as we’re concerned, you’ve taken something that was once upon a time pure and beautiful and you’ve made it dirty.’” . . .

“After being exposed, and having my virginity [cast] in a negative way, I felt so vulnerable,” Ware told the Washington Post. “It kind of crushed my spirit to change into a bikini after that comment was made. It took a piece of me.”

Ware informed the Dolphins human resources department but said the abusive treatment from coaches continued, noting that even a blog post she had written for the Dolphins had all mentions of her faith, except a general reference to God, removed.

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This NFL Team Just Cancelled Kaepernick Workout Over National Anthem Kneeling

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On Thursday, it was reported that the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks canceled a workout for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick because he refused to stop kneeling for the national anthem:

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Still, common to both tweets is the idea that Kaeprnick’s kneeling for the anthem may be the salient reason why some teams have no desire to hire him.

As was reported last October, the NFL admitted that the controversy over kneeling for the national anthem caused it to lose business. CNS News reported in late September. (Read more from “This NFL Team Just Cancelled Kaepernick Workout Over National Anthem Kneeling” HERE)

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NFL Team Donates Plane for March for Our Lives Pro-Gun Control Rally

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. . .The owner of the New England Patriots gave his support to Saturday’s #MarchforOurLives pro-gun control rally by lending the team’s official plane to students and families in Parkland, Fla. who wanted to attend the Washington, D.C. event, the Boston Globe reports.

Stacey James, a spokesperson for the team, told the Globe that the families of some of the victims of last month’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with some students who were injured, were flown to the nation’s capital on Thursday.

James said Kraft made the decision to support the protest after being contacted by former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly . . .

“Not only did their friends and teachers get shot and killed, other friends shot and injured . . . most of them, they had bullets flying over their heads,” Kelly told the Washington Post . . .

The students and family members will be flown back at the conclusion of the rally Saturday. According to the Globe, neither Kraft, who has said he is a Trump supporter, nor any Patriots team members were on the flight. (Read more from “NFL Team Donates Plane for March for Our Lives Pro-Gun Control Rally” HERE)

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Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Kills NFL Player

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An [illegal alien] was allegedly driving drunk and is suspected of causing the car crash on Sunday that killed two people, including an Indianapolis Colts player, authorities said.

Jeffrey Monroe, 54, was driving with Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, 26, early Sunday when Jackson became ill, the Indiana State Police said. Monroe had pulled to the side of Interstate 70 and both men were standing outside the car when a Ford F-150 drove onto the emergency shoulder, hitting both men, police said . . .

The suspect, Manuel Orrego-Savala, 37, fled on foot and was later apprehended, police said. He was arrested and is being held in the Marion County Jail. Charges are pending.

Police said that Orrego-Savala, who was using the alias Alex Cabrera Gonsales, was believed to be intoxicated and driving without a license.

He is a citizen of Guatemala and is allegedly in the United States illegally, police said, adding that he was previously deported in 2007 and 2009. (Read more from “Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Kills NFL Player” HERE)

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Here’s the NFL Team Pushing National Anthem Protests

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The national anthem protest has mostly subsided 15 weeks into the NFL season, and the players on just one team outnumber those around the rest of the league who are continuing to kneel.

Twelve players on the Seattle Seahawks knelt for the national anthem ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Only 11 other players among the other 31 teams in the NFL are also continuing to protest, according to a breakdown by CNS News.

The only other team with multiple players kneeling on Sunday was Colin Kaepernick’s former team, the San Francisco 49ers. The Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs each had one player kneel. (Read more from “Here’s the NFL Team Pushing National Anthem Protests” HERE)

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First Pizza, Now Wings: NFL Protests Blamed for Falling Sales

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Chicken wing sales are down, and some suspect that the NFL national anthem protests are to blame.

The CEO of Sanderson Farms Inc., a top poultry producer in America, recently expressed concerns about falling wings sales on a conference call to discuss earnings, Bloomberg reports.

“The only thing puzzling me right now is wings,” Joe F. Sanderson Jr., chief executive officer of the namesake company, said Thursday.

“It’s just been reported to us that some of our customers think that their traffic is down because of the demonstrations by some of the NFL players,” he told Bloomberg in an interview after the call.

Bloomberg cited a government report that shows wing sales have fallen to 14 percent lower than they were last year just over the last three months. The falling sales coincide with several NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem before their games, ostensibly to protest widespread police brutality in America. President Trump has criticized the anthem protests as “total disrespect of our heritage,” an opinion shared by many.

Is correlation causation? It’s not entirely clear, but Sanderson isn’t the only wing producer taking a hit.

“Sanderson shares fell 13 percent to $145.85 Thursday in New York, the worst slump since August 2004. The company posted lower-than-expected earnings per share in the fourth quarter as chicken prices weakened from rising production and hurricane-related disruptions. Rival processor Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. dropped as much as 8.1 percent, the most in almost 13 months, while Tyson Foods Inc. fell 2.5 percent,” Megan Durisin reported for Bloomberg.

One of the potential causes of the slump is the growing popularity of boneless wings as a substitute for chicken wings, Durisin explained.

But the fact remains that NFL ratings are way down, and last month Papa John’s pizza directly linked its falling sales to the NFL protests. Until NFL players cease politicizing their games, things aren’t likely to change. (For more from the author of “First Pizza, Now Wings: NFL Protests Blamed for Falling Sales” please click HERE)

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