2018 NFL Off-Season Thread

[TCO]

Penalising players for peaceful protesting against racial violence so Republicans can keep their gun and flag boners. What a time to be alive!

I'm assuming the 2025 Super Bowl will be Vegas? That'd be mental. I'll be 33 by then, may use that as the last hurrah of irresponsible behaviour and go!

[Lineker]

NFL Players Union was not consulted on the new national anthem policy, and will "review and challenge if necessary".

[Meacon Keaton]

Typical owners. Thinking they can just change the rules as they wish without consulting anyone else. I hope the union rolls it up and throws their proposal back in their wealthy, white faces. 

[Adam]

Land of the free, indeed.

[TCO]

That's the best part. The song contains the words "land of the free and the home of the brave". This is literally fascism. They love their 2nd amendment, the 1st not so much.🙄

[The Buscher]

Triggered Republicans win again.  Welcome to America.

[livid]

Yes, this oughta cut down on all the nonsense surrounding the issue! No way will there be tons of stories about it opening weekend when half the teams aren't out there. Nope. 

[Your Mom]

This hurts me but I may have to give up on the NFL. This isn't ok

[The Buscher]

Service members fought for freedom of speech.  Apparently it was all for nothing.

[Meacon Keaton]

15 minutes ago, The Chiksrara Special said:

This hurts me but I may have to give up on the NFL. This isn't ok

You're always welcome to the college football club!  

[livid]

3 minutes ago, Meacon said:

You're always welcome to the college football club!  

Where they refuse to pay players despite making them making billions of dollars for old white men. 

[Your Mom]

God damn it @livid I was happy and feeling good about Football for like 2 minutes! Now it's gone

[Meacon Keaton]

...free college education, though.  

[Lint]

On 22/05/2018 at 01:57, Lineker said:

Richie Incognito has been cut by the Bills, so he can now sign somewhere else.

Richie Incognito Placed On Involuntary Psychiatric Hold After Gym Altercation

[Taxation is Theft]

Skycloth demands promises. 

[The Buscher]

 

[Your Mom]

That's really cool and all but didn't every owner approve the new policy? I seem to remember it being unanimous outside of San Fran who abstained for some reason

[gunnar hendershow]

These dumbass owners are in for a rude awakening when ratings continue to decline next season.

[Lint]

I'll keep watching...mainly because I illegally stream Eagles games with the team radio broadcast instead of tv commentators, so I don't contribute to ratings at all

[Lineker]

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster can rejoin his team Thursday after two felony charges related to domestic violence were dismissed Wednesday afternoon.

Santa Clara County Judge Nona L. Klippen dismissed charges of domestic violence with an allegation Foster inflicted great bodily injury and forcefully attempted to prevent a victim from reporting a crime, citing "insufficient cause" to believe either charge "rose to the level" of probable cause, which is the burden of proof needed to move a case to a jury trial.

Klippen repeatedly cited a lack of evidence against Foster in either of the domestic violence charges. She said she spent the past six days looking at the "totality" of evidence and did not see any testimony or physical evidence that indicated Foster had harmed his former girlfriend, Elissa Ennis.

As for the felony charge for possession of an illegal firearm, Klippen reduced that charge to a misdemeanor, with a pretrial hearing set for June 6 at 9 a.m. local time. Klippen granted the motion by defense attorney Josh Bentley to reduce the charge because possession of the gun did not violate federal law and it was purchased legally in Alabama.

Also, raised fists and linked arms are expected to be prohibited under the league's new national anthem policy. Here's an FAQ.