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Thread: President Trump's Ego Writes Check His Mouth Can't Cash: Kaepernick Won. NFL Loses.

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    Default President Trump's Ego Writes Check His Mouth Can't Cash: Kaepernick Won. NFL Loses.

    Jemele Hill: (For The Atlantic)

    "For one, the depositions showed just how much league owners were petrified of President Donald Trump, who had loudly criticized the player protests. According to The Wall Street Journal, Jerry Jones, who owns the Dallas Cowboys, testified in a deposition that the president had told him in a phone conversation, “This is a very winning, strong issue for me,” and “Tell everybody you can’t win this one. This one lifts me.”

    Trump felt that public sentiment was on his side when it came to the player protests, and was warning that he would not back off. That conversation with Jones, and separate ones with the Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and the New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft, suggested that the league was allowing their fear of Trump to influence how it dealt with Kaepernick and the other protesters.

    Had Kaepernick’s case gone further, there was no question that more sensitive and damaging information would have come out. Who knows what was said about Kaepernick or other players in texts and emails. Even if Kaepernick had lost the case, the NFL would have been left with a significant mess."

    Kaepernick Won. The NFL Lost. By Jemele Hill.

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    Leave it to President Trump to throw the NFL under the bus. (He has always been envious of them)

    How many conservatives quit watching the NFL because Trump suggested a boycott?

    More bully antics from an insecure unloved little boy, loose in a rich man's aging body. Never able to overcome his cold father's rejection, no matter how much wealth he chased his whole sad life.

    Some people can't get past the disrespect for the anthem. For them, there is no other issue involved.

    New Flash: Making a rather bold public display to bring attention to injustices suffered, and still being suffered, is about as American as one can get. Try exercising your First Amendment Rights:

    "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

    Right on, Colin Kaepernick!
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    Kaepernick isn't under multiple State and Federal Investigations ...
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    Kaepernick has done more for racial equality than President Trump.

    Kaepernick works to improve racial equality.

    Trump works to exploit racial inequality.
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    Trump aside, the NFL simply paid to have a problem go away. Yes, Kaepernick got paid. And it was a LOT of money by most standards. But when you divide it by 32 teams, it isn’t huge by NFL standards. And it will end the loss of revenue caused by people being upset over the kneeling.

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    Hello WinterBorn,

    Quote Originally Posted by WinterBorn View Post
    Trump aside, the NFL simply paid to have a problem go away. Yes, Kaepernick got paid. And it was a LOT of money by most standards. But when you divide it by 32 teams, it isn’t huge by NFL standards. And it will end the loss of revenue caused by people being upset over the kneeling.
    Many ex-fans will never return to the NFL. The NFL will have to attract new fans to grow. The things being marketed by the NFL appeal to a vanishing audience.

    Kaepernick never has to go back to playing anyway. His name is now a huge marketing asset. He has gained a larger audience than he would have by playing. He has already transformed his playing talent into name recognition. Name recognition is not only a marketable asset, it is a platform for free speech.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WinterBorn View Post
    Trump aside, the NFL simply paid to have a problem go away. Yes, Kaepernick got paid. And it was a LOT of money by most standards. But when you divide it by 32 teams, it isn’t huge by NFL standards. And it will end the loss of revenue caused by people being upset over the kneeling.
    Loss of money which can be attributed to Trump's big mouth.

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