Editorial: The NFL kneels before the altar of profits
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2018
3 minutes
The owners of the 32 National Football League teams sent a wrongheaded and, frankly, un-American message to their players Wednesday: Expressing your opinion during the national anthem is no longer permitted.
"A club will be fined by the League if its personnel are on the field and do not stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem," the league announced. "Each club may develop its own work rules, consistent with the above principles, regarding its personnel
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