Here we go again. Another week, another roundup of empty stadium shots.
As players’ National Anthem protests continue, fans’ outrage grows. NFL stadiums are half empty, or have a significant number of empty seats compared to usual.
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Last week I took you around the league, detailing the sorry state of the NFL through brutal pictures of empty seats at stadiums. This week is not much different.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has admitted, “There is no question the league is suffering negative effects from these protests.” And now he is leading the charge to delay a contract extension for League Commissioner Roger Goodell.
This week, the Houston Texans got involved in the Anthem protests (they had previously stood and locked arms) after their owner was quoted as saying, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison.” The vast majority of the team took a knee during the National Anthem to spite their owner. Because that’s what the Anthem is all about, isn’t it? Patriotic history and symbolism be damned, the Star-Spangled Banner must be turned into a political statement to show opposition to the president or anyone else you don’t like.
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Evidence mounts that NFL fans stand against the players’ disrespect of our flag and all that it stands for, and they are showing it by not showing up.
Here’s a look at the scene in the stands across the NFL in Week 8.
Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens
Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets
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Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
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Those images are making league officials and owners very nervous.
Is the NFL going to stand for “No Fans Left?”
What do you think, should NFL games be boycotted by fans because of the National Anthem protests? Tell us in the comments below!
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It’s not about what you don’t want to honor, it’s about what we need to honor. It’s what the flag stands for. Men and women of ALL colors worked hard to build Rail Roads, cities, dams, etc. The military gave it all for our rights as human beings. I will always stand and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice…NO MATTER WHAT COLOR THEY WERE. I do not trust nor do I like many who have been in office -black or white. They have involved us in wars we should have NEVER been in because it is profitable !! They are Corrupt as Hell !! I cannnot wait till the “Swamp” is cleaned out and hope it lasts for a while. I have no control over what anyone suffered at someone else’s hand in history. Blacks, Chinese, Irish, Italian, & American Indian, to name a few, were used and abused by those in power. Anytime someone has too much authority &/or money, they get carried away with themselves and feel superior. It is a shame, but you see it everyday at work, school, or the playground. Color shouldnt matter there either. We don’t rebel against them by rebelling against America itself. Rebel against offenses DIRECTLY with the offender. Never with and affiliate. Politics has NO PLACE in Sports !! This is our entertainment to help take us away from reality a little while. If there is no escape from the stresses in life, there is no enjoyment. Why bother watching those I have lost respect for. They make too much money anyway….
We have bought into the narrative that this is about Free Speech in America vs disrespect for the flag. I believe like many that the Constitution, the flag and the anthem are the holy trinity of patriotism and one is not attacked without the others being attacked also. However the courts ruled the flag burning is a honest expression of free speech. Respect for our service people is also diminished by the players position.
While there is merit in all positions described above the original statement with the kneeling is that black men are not given fair and honest hearing by our police. While our military puts themselves in harms way and often pay the ultimate price for our freedoms, it must not be forgotten that our police service is being severely maligned by this protest. While we do have a few biased cops the great majority are good people trying to protect us to the best of their ability. Their work has been badly impeded by politicians who are afraid to face the reality of anti-cop sentiment expressed by the BLM movement which has publicly called for cop killing. (Kaperneck had that cops as pigs on his socks when he first “took a knee”).
The NFL can renew a relationship with the country with an apology to the police of this country, and it should be underscored with a major donation to the families of fallen police. Of course, that is much to simple and can not be done today. Now it has become “progressive vs. conservatives”, and they are dug in too deeply.
The real victims are the police and by short extension the public. God Save America from stupidity blindness, and hatred.
Absolutely! If they were SERIOUS about their “concern”, they would have ACTED on it years ago! In a far different venue! By punishing the very ones who made them wealthy, they deserve to LOSE that wealth through the same ones they’ve deprived of an enjoyable sport! They are getting too big for their britches that WE paid for!
I only watched part of the Sea hawks game because they are my home team, did not even turn on the other Sunday games. these slave gladiators bought and paid for by team owners don’t realize they are replaceable, infact maybe the league should have affirmative action requiring teams to be 50% white players this would piss off those black ass players and stop their power trip. Also stop the anthem and all other patriotic tributs at sporting events as they have nothing to do with the sport.
I am a 50+ year fan and I am no longer watching the NFL. I am totally disgusted with the infantile behavior of the players. This is not about their 1st Amendment rights, it is about respect for the greatest country the world has ever known. In fact, no one else in the USA is allowed to protest at work on company time without risking losing their job. I am appalled that the NFL caved in and allows this. To make the national anthem the backdrop for their protest is beyond acceptable in any sense of the word. I am now looking forward to the demise of the NFL. It would serve the players justice to lose their jobs permanently because of their behavior.
I love it, keep protesting, lifelong fan that is gone forever and will enjoy watching these Negroes bring the golden goose to its knees
I’m gone. I watched a Steelers game in the pre-season, haven’t watched since.
Let’s keep it that way…I want the NFL shut down for good. They need us…….WE DON’T NEED THEM! The felons on the field caused this and they should be in jail where they belong. Hey, guys! While your down on your knees do a friend a favor.
These overpaid so called athletes should be completely ignored, don’t attend the games, don’t buy Sunday ticket and if it’s on TV over the air, just change the channel. They have disrespected the country that has given them fame and fortune, If You disrespect the people who pay you (the fans), protect you (the Police and the forces that keep you free (The military) Then why should we have any time for you. so go and get a real job that would make you useful to society Which you are certainly not now.
The stadiums still appear to be too full to suit me.
Unfortunately, protests by black players have taken a new turn. Disrespect for our Flag and Anthem is wrong yet some football fans accepted it because they just couldn’t give up football. However, refusing to protect your teammates, simply because they are white, and giving the black power salute when one of them is hurt, will not be accepted by many of these same people and there are not enough black fans left, who might cheer this type of activity, to support the NFL, or any other team sport where this type of prejudice is shown. Sadly, many innocents will now suffer along with the guilty.
You, the fans, who have invested so much in football, both financially and emotionally, have given the players the power. Now they are using it against you and the rest of the country. Ignorant football players, pushed through college because they had athletic talent, never learned the wisdom of the Romans. To paraphrase: “Two things only the people anxiously desire — beer and football.” Keep the populace happy by staging huge spectacles while selling beer and stadium food.
And Carol is just another unpatriotic clueless idiot!
Still looks like a lot of dumb@sses are still supporting the NFL in these pictures. I’d be thrilled to see completely empty stadiums!
It’s great to see people standing up for our flag and our country. I hope the stadiums continue to be empty in fact I’d like to see them dry up completely. My family is not watching NFL and there will be no NFL stuff on our Christmas lists. I’ve been a die hard football fan but no longer. These players need to understand they are entertainers, we watch to be entertained. Keep your views off the field.
Pay them ( the players on those knees ) in British pounds….they don’t deserve the Green Backs….
Zuckerberg who supports Muslim cannibals must hate Google. He wishes he could snuff out all of the truth tellers. Muslims Allah allows all of the activities that God hates. God killed off people who have evil rituals and evil laws that Muslims have. That devouring Spirit is in the people who are against the NFL people.
You need to get back on your meds you nut case! You make zero sense!
People are being mean to the NFL people. Devils are mean to people. People are not resisting demons. Devil possessed people are being lewd – vicious to the NFL players. The fans need to make it up to them. Lewd is not nude according to the Saxon.
HOF’er Jim Brown said it best: “If you’re going to work for the man and take his checks, then you’re going to play by the man’s rules”.
I could care less what they do at this point, the NFL doesn’t exist to me. And the NBA can join it anytime. Pro sports is nothing but a scripted circus anyways.
N.F.L……No Fans Left. I like that. Very catchy.
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They just don’t get it. The NFL accepts financial contributions from George Soros, the international globalist, a pariah, who consumes nations and peoples with his “color” revolutions, and that makes the NFL an enemy of every American citizen. Soros has toppled governments and bankrupted entire nations. (think Ukraine, Macedonia, Egypt) And, now Soros has the USA in his sights. It is widely known that Soros is the financial backer that is supporting Antifa, blacklivesmatter and every group now engaged in subversive activities meant to overthrow the results of the 2016 presidential elections in America today. Even the lawless, unconstitutional and treasonous actions of the former president, barack barry, soetoro osama obama can irrefutably be linked to Soros and his globalist agenda. The NFL gives money and support to Leftist organizations which are, today, under the guidance of George Soros, actively working to overthrow the USA government and “we, the people,” beginning with rioting in our streets, scheduled to begin on Nov. 4, 2017. The NFL just doesn’t get the fact that the American people, when presented with the TRUTH of George Soros, his influence over the NFL and the NFL’s influence over public opinion, will always choose the TRUTH. Patriotism above treason. Truth above political correctness. That’s why the American people do not want anything to do with them (NFL) We reject Soros and his anti-American agenda. And, the American people reject the NFL, who are acting in an un-American way, as Soros’s proxies. How can a patriot support a commie? Or a subversive? Or a globalist? Would an American give his money to Soros so that Soros can use the NFL to try to nullify our Constitution, especially the 2nd Amendment? NO. Emphatically NO. The American people are beginning to recognize anti-American activities, no matter how they are characterized, packaged or wherever they manifest themselves in the public square. The antics of the NFL players have exposed a hidden truth. 1) that there is a coordinated effort to suborn the Constitution and anything that promotes nationalism in our people. 2) Soros is the main culprit who is trying to “take down” our country and turn it over to globalism. 3) Our political leaders, except the President, are in on the plot. 4) Nov. 4th is when they plan to take to the streets, attack innocent Americans, and take control of the government. Can you imagine Soros getting control of our nuclear weapons? Or Soros being the commander-in-chief of our armed forces? The American people are aware of the threat that Soros imposes on the entire world and our country. And, we will meet him on the battlefield. When the NFL allied itself with George Soros, the NFL they forever removed themselves from the privileged position of being America’s representatives of our values to the world. Racist football players will never be the face of America. Racism is not what we are about. We are all Americans. United under 1 FLAG. Pledging allegiance to the doctrine of freedom as specified in the Constitution, alone. Institutional racism is dead and the institutions, including the NFL, which empowers racism, will be dead, as well. The American people have spoken.
Certainly the players, and anyone else, has a right to protest, but protesting and disgraceful, defiant, aggressive behavior towards the flag and national anthem (which represent the people) are two different things. The players don’t seem to realize, they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces.
The fan ticket sales do not fund the bulk of the NFL. It is the advertisers that count. Boycott Bud, Kellogg and all the rest. They pour billions into the malcontents salaries.
We’ve alteady done that! Called 18 of 25 sponsors & told them we wouldn’t use their products or services as long as they continued to support the NFL.
Saturday November 11th is Veterans Day. Please join the NFL Boycott and not watch or attend any NFL games that Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Let’s send a message to the League that they need the fans. If the players want to protest do it outside the stadium or better yet go into their communities and make a difference thru their presence and by donating some of the millions of dollars they are paid to effect change.
Beyonce’ started all this BS with her 1/2 time BLM show, in Feb. 2013. I was born and raised in Pgh. and ave been an avid football fan, my entire life. However, I have not watched ANY game since then.
Not a problem, will never watch the NFL again including Super Bowl! Also boycotting most of the Hollyweirdo’s. Sick of them all!
BOYCOTT NFL
I’m done with the NFL and I’m now excited for them to go out of business.
THE THUGHS OF NFL STILL HAVE NOT LEARNED !!!!!!!!!!!! IDIOTS
Keep boycotting until the NFL is no more. The arrogant bigoted players and their owners won’t understand their actions until they are unemployed and broke. It is apparent all you protesting players that you don’t like this country so why don’t you find one you like and move then rescind your citizenship and never come back. Take the remaining players who stood in respect of the flag and anthem and form a new league. Develop a new rule book that ENFORCES total respect for the flag and anthem and this GREAT country. IMO THE NFL IS DONE and they did it to themselves.
BOYCOTT THE RACE BAITING, BIGOTED “BLM / NFL” ! THEY ARE DISRESPECTING OUR COUNTRY, VETERANS, FLAG & NATIONAL ANTHEM.
I agree – boycott is what the owners and eventually the players, will feel the pain in their pockets.
ever football game i watched yesterday had aLL SEATS FULL GREAT GAMES. THANKS NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS,
You lying c u n t.
So maybe ALL veterans for all games being played in the month of November, especially Veteran’s Day weekend need to standup and walk out or turn off the TV. Veterans Unite!
I have 3 sons, 4 grands, dau-in-law who are Vets! Gave Military, in total, almost 80 years! NFL was almost inclusive as sport of choice! NOT any MORE! We play cards or watch old reruns of movies that had value, morals, and the entire family can watch together! Only stars without clothes were the pets and animals!