How Much Longer until the NFL no longer does the national anthem?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I don't believe that any NFL owner owner can fire a player over the national anthem. It was Skip Bayliss or one of those guys who was talking about Jerry Jones' threats, and what it came down to is that they can only punish for things that are clear NFL rule violations. The NFL rules only state that the player must be technically on the field (that's why the steelers being in the tunnel obeyed the rule). It does not state that the player must stand.

So he said that if Jones fired someone over it, at a minimum you'd have the NFLPA get involved, probably a discrimination lawsuit, possible human rights violation (rights to peaceful protest/ free speech, etc?), and at worst case scenario Jerry could end up like Donald Sterling. He concluded by saying that there is a reason that no NFL owner has fired a player over the protest so far, because they know that they can't legally do it.

Or, you just cut the player and say it's for football reasons, and nobody bats an eye. That's how I would do it. But let's not pretend that's going to happen anyways, most players on the 53 earned that spot, and only the bottom 10 or so are in danger of being cut for any reason, and that's typically because they're not good enough anyways, or the team needs a roster spot for another player.