Thank you --- now read your own link; you lose.
you read it , dips
Thank you --- now read your own link; you lose.
you read it, dipshit. From the cite.
ccording to an NFL spokesperson:
The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem.
During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country. Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses.
I did indeed read it, which is exactly what I refer to. And I read it a year ago when we did this then.
What does the word "should" mean on your planet?
And again --- that's the Operations Manual, outlining the format of the game presentation .... not a player contract.
Interesting though that said Operations Manual says "the national anthem must (as opposed to "should") be played before each game" ----- yet it apparently, from the snippet we're given, does not explain WHY. But then no one here can answer that particular question either.
The player contracts say that they will comply with the rules and regulations of the NFL. You ask why the anthem "must" be played? Are you that dumb? To honor America, its really quite simple. If you do not want to honor this country, LEAVE.
Number one, we just spelled that out. "Player contracts" do not equal "operations manual" besides which, I just called both Merriam and Webster and verified that the word "should" has not changed its meaning overnight. So it's more than a bit disingenuous that you claim "The player contracts say that they will comply with the rules and regulations of the NFL" and then quote not the rules and regs at all but the Operations Manual.
Number two, what in the wide wide world of blue fuck does it have to do with playing a football game?? Does it enable the ball to fly when kicked? Does it prevent injuries? Are home fans of the Denver Broncos suddenly unsure what country they're sitting in? And even if they are, how the fuck does it affect a football game? Will not the game be played exactly the same way with the same rules and the same scoring?
Why don't I have to wait and stand for the national anthem when I go to the grocery store? Or when I go to buy tires? Or a movie? It's got exactly the same degree of relevance there. Who's injecting this jingoisitic shit in there in the first place and why can't they just get on with what they all came there for -- a fucking football game?
When you go to the airport do you stop and surrender your time for every Hare Krishna Scientologist Alex Jones type who accosts you, or do you get on with what you came there for --- your flight?
As I just said, that question cannot be answered. It's really that simple. There is an answer, but not one that justifies it. And that answer is a large captive audience is being commandeered to sell Jingoism, a common form of Mob Mentality. If you want to honor Mob Mentality, go to North Korea. It's a "yes Master tell me what to do and allow me to assume the position, submit and obey" drone's paradise.
And if there's the slightest wisp of a shred of a shadow of a doubt that's precisely what it is ---- read your post's last sentence aloud.
the player contract says that they will abide by the rules and regulations of the league. Yes, it is part of their contract
Then post an actual contract. What you linked was an excerpt from the Operations Manual. All that tells us is how a team shall conduct a game in its own stadium.
And you still can't touch the question of what the fuck a national anthem is doing imposing on a football game.