Chiefs, Texans players discussing joint demonstration on racial injustice before Kickoff Game

[TheComputerGroup]

With the 2020 NFL season set to kick off tonight, players have their most prominent platform to promote social justice initiatives.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Thursday morning that Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans players have been in talks about a joint demonstration before tonight's game that makes a statement on racial injustice and shows unity, per sources informed to the plans.

One possibility discussed, per Pelissero, is both teams staying in the locker room during the national anthem.

This season, the NFL has encouraged players to use their voices, and the league has extensive social justice messaging planned for Week 1 and throughout the season.

Plans for tonight's kickoff remain fluid with team leaders for both clubs -- including Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, Kenny Stills and Michael Thomas -- deciding their course of action before the first game of the year.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a recent conversation with former player Emmanuel Acho in a YouTube series titled Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man that he would support player protests.

"Yes [I will support them]. We have never disciplined a single player for anything with the national anthem and in violation. And I don't intend to," Goodell said. "And I will support them."

Expect a plethora of peaceful protests during the national anthem as Week 1 kicks off. It's NFL players' biggest stage to send their message. That first message comes tonight.



https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-texans-discussing-joint-demonstration-racial-injustice-kickoff-game

 

[TheComputerGroup]

Will be interesting to see how the NFL does in ratings ......

 

[exploited17]

Next up sacrifice a white player mid field....for justice and equality of course

use your voices

What are the odds anyone speaks out on anything that doesn't fit the liberal narrative

 

[rwjr]

Patrick mahomes dad is black & his mom is white .... gotta be confusing for him to take sides :hahahahah, I mean he's bi-racial ..... he'll never be " black enough " to the African - Americans . Must be tough to straddle the middle when issues like this arise

 

[slapshot]

Good thing Vegas and Dallas play tonight

 

[TimmyRules]

Will be interesting to see how the NFL does in ratings ......

No need to tune in early....

 

[rolltide]

almost worth tuning in just to laugh my ass off at guys who have been guaranteed $142M and $111M trying to be the posterchild for African Americans not given an equal chance of succeeding in this country

nah, still not worth it

 

[REDEYE]

Maybe they can stand for the 50+ black children thats been murdered recently instead of the filth that couldn't follow simple directions from the police

 

[soli]

I'm betting and I'm watching....

 

[StevieRay]

POLL: 86.7% Of People Won't Watch The NFL If Players Kneel During The National Anthem

 

[KennyB]

No bets for me and I won't turn this garbage on. Find someone else to peddle your phony racial inequality to.

 

[tatehill2000]

No bets for me and I won't turn this garbage on. Find someone else to peddle your phony racial inequality to.

​god bless america

 

[crudebar]

Great to hear.

It's encouraging to see the growth Goodell has shown in the past few years.

Nobody should be trying to attract the "deplorable" demographic of this country. Finally we are making head way on this problem.

 

[skins85]

if i dont have a bet on it i wont watch it and currently have no action on the game

 

[bilbal]

I would rather be forced to watch The View while having a vasectomy, a colonoscopy, and a root canal, at the same time, with no anesthesia, than watch NFL football.

 

[crudebar]

I applaud those of you being truthful that you aren't watching sports based off principle. However, it is obviously stressing a lot of you out, based off how you continually have to stated that you aren't watching so and so sport, a normal person doesn't have to consistently tell or for even that matter even have to state once without being asked that they aren't watching, lets say, "dancing with the stars" If one were to constantly come in here and state they aren't watching "dancing with the stars" and also constantly make threads about how they aren't watching "dancing with the stars" what would the rest of you think?

Truthfully though, most of you are 65 plus, and if you have ever done a paid focus group, before you are brought in you are asked your age, and 9 times out of 10 your age simply alone disqualifies you from the focus group because almost universally nobody cares about attracting your demographic. So just watch sports and stop hindering your lives so much that you feel the need everyday to say you aren't watching because the country just gives a big yawn. Though i am getting a little tired of reading it and not actual sports information.

 

[bilbal]

I applaud those of you being truthful that you aren't watching sports based off principle. However, it is obviously stressing a lot of you out, based off how you continually have to stated that you aren't watching so and so sport, a normal person doesn't have to consistently tell or for even that matter even have to state once without being asked that they aren't watching, lets say, "dancing with the stars" If one were to constantly come in here and state they aren't watching "dancing with the stars" and also constantly make threads about how they aren't watching "dancing with the stars" what would the rest of you think?

Truthfully though, most of you are 65 plus, and if you have ever done a paid focus group, before you are brought in you are asked your age, and 9 times out of 10 your age simply alone disqualifies you from the focus group because almost universally nobody cares about attracting your demographic. So just watch sports and stop hindering your lives so much that you feel the need everyday to say you aren't watching because the country just gives a big yawn. Though i am getting a little tired of reading it and not actual sports information.

I watch sports and other shows to escape from the daily political bullshit that we have crammed down our throats every day, now pro sports IS the political bullshit I seek to escape. It's *their* principles and their politicization. Just like how I watched late night TV until all the hosts' vicious cases of TDS obviously stressed a lot of them out and their entire shows became the same political bullshit I seek to escape. A normal person doesn't have to bitch and whine about other people's comments, either, but here you are!

This isn't a thread about Dancing with the Stars, but if I used to watch that show and they said all future dancers must wear black lives matter apparel and would be dancing on a floor adorned with BLM messaging and the hosts would all be wearing the names of various convicted felons who attacked cops while high on fatal levels of drugs and those who are wanted on felony warrants for breaking and entering and sexual assault and that their heartfelt, bleeding heart bullshit fake stories would be told during the episode, and there WAS a thread about it here, I'd say the same thing I said. I'm nowhere near 65, crybaby, I'll watch what I want to watch and not what some whiner at the Rx tells me to, thanks for your advice, but when I tell you to shove it, I'm pretty sure you know where I'm talking about, because you're like 'not 65 yet and stuff'. No one told you to come into the thread and start reading, so if you're tired of it, you have no one to blame but yourself.

 

[crudebar]

I watch sports and other shows to escape from the daily political bullshit that we have crammed down our throats every day, now pro sports IS the political bullshit I seek to escape. It's *their* principles and their politicization. Just like how I watched late night TV until all the hosts' vicious cases of TDS obviously stressed a lot of them out and their entire shows became the same political bullshit I seek to escape. A normal person doesn't have to bitch and whine about other people's comments, either, but here you are!

This isn't a thread about Dancing with the Stars, but if I used to watch that show and they said all future dancers must wear black lives matter apparel and would be dancing on a floor adorned with BLM messaging and the hosts would all be wearing the names of various convicted felons who attacked cops while high on fatal levels of drugs and those who are wanted on felony warrants for breaking and entering and sexual assault and that their heartfelt, bleeding heart bullshit fake stories would be told during the episode, and there WAS a thread about it here, I'd say the same thing I said. I'm nowhere near 65, crybaby, I'll watch what I want to watch and not what some whiner at the Rx tells me to, thanks for your advice, but when I tell you to shove it, I'm pretty sure you know where I'm talking about, because you're like 'not 65 yet and stuff'. No one told you to come into the thread and start reading, so if you're tired of it, you have no one to blame but yourself.

It's funny how you say, you watch sports and such to get away from politics. But here you are, on a gambling forming, talking politics.

Once again, it's not that you disliked politics in sports or tv, it's that you dislike politics that go against your own. Just be truthful.

 

[TimmyRules]

I would rather be forced to watch The View while having a vasectomy, a colonoscopy, and a root canal, at the same time, with no anesthesia, than watch NFL football.

The above or read every word of every link posted by X-Files, and DaFinch

 

[bilbal]

It's funny how you say, you watch sports and such to get away from politics. But here you are, on a gambling forming, talking politics.

Once again, it's not that you disliked politics in sports or tv, it's that you dislike politics that go against your own. Just be truthful.

If you couldn't figure that out after reading my post, you're far dumber than I had you figured for, that is me being truthful. This isn't a gambling forum, who are you kidding? This hasn't been a gambling forum since Weitzner sold it.