So most of it is coming from the owner and NFL right?
NFL not expected to implement new national anthem policy this season
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So most of it is coming from the owner and NFL right?
Are you still trying to claim that owners have solely paid for these new stadiums and not saddled the tax payers with tremendous debt?
Can you explain how most of the cost of the Atlanta stadium is being paid by the owner? Do the math.
Vikings Stadium - "As of March 2015, the overall budget was estimated to be $1.061 billion, with $348 million from the state of Minnesota, $150 million from the city of Minneapolis, and $551 million from the team and private contributions.[6]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bank_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bank_Stadium
Your article said the stadium was 1.6 billion and the tax payers were paying 700 million,you do the math.
551 million is more than half of 1.06 billion
This was another lie from you just thought I'd point that out.
And now the Carolina Panthers have this idiot as their owner.
Panther tickets are now showing up on GroupOn / Fanxchange at a steep discount after his absurd comments.
The Carolina's --- even in the middle of a hurricane -- are not going to put up with this nonsense which offends many of the military & former military members here. Many people are urging the new idiot owner to move his team elsewhere as soon as possible.
NFL Owner Rips Trump for Criticizing Anthem Protesters
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/09/13/nfl-owner-rips-trump-for-criticizing-anthem-protesters/
Dave Tepper has not been an NFL owner for a very long time. However, he’s wasted no time letting everyone know where he comes down on the issue of NFL anthem protests.
Tepper, the billionaire businessman and hedge fund manager who purchased the Panthers in the offseason, decried President Trump’s rants against the protesters as “the biggest bunch of bull-dinky ever.”
According to the New York Post:
NFL players are the ‘most patriotic people’ in the country — with substantial charitable contributions to their local communities, Tepper said in an interview on CNBC.
Tepper did not mention Trump by name but at one point in the interview referred to the red-headed man in Washington.
During the interview, the hedgie recited the Pledge of Allegiance, calling its words among the most patriotic things he knows and it being what America is about. Tepper emphasized during his pledge the words, ‘and justice for all.’
In a nod to the social justice cause NFL players claim to be protesting for, Tepper said the national anthem during his interview, placing special emphasis on the words, “and justice for all.”
This is hardly Tepper’s first foray into politics. Just prior to the 2016 election, the founder of Appaloosa Management blasted both Hillary Clinton and then-candidate Trump.
“You have one person with questionable judgment and the other person may be demented, narcissistic and a scumbag. Not saying which one’s which. You can make your own decision on that,” Tepper explained in October 2016.
The protest movement launched by former 49er Colin Kapernick, is entering its third year.
Kaepernick filed a collusion grievance against the NFL earlier this year alleging that the league’s owners had conspired under pressure from President Trump, to keep him out of the league. The former 49er’s legal team won their summary judgment case against the league last week, meaning that the case can now proceed to the trial phase.
The NFL changed their anthem policy in May, requiring all players on the field to stand and show respect during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner. However, the NFLPA filed a grievance against the league, accusing the NFL of not including them in the decision making process. The NFL then suspended the enforcement provisions of the new rule, until the two sides could come to a compromise on a new rule.
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and yes the article is from Breitbart -- if you don't like it then you can read the information elsewhere such as the referenced NY Post article - https://nypost.com/2018/09/13/nfl-owner-slams-trumps-attack-on-national-anthem-protesters/
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/eric...hem-in-first-game-as-carolina-panthers-player
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Eric Reid takes a knee during national anthem in first game as Carolina Panthers player
By Katherine Lam | Fox News
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid took a knee during the national anthem before Sunday’s game against the New York Giants in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Reid was the only player to kneel during the “Star Spangled Banner,” continuing the protest he began while playing for the San Francisco 49ers. He was the first Panthers player ever to kneel during the national anthem.
Reid, who played for the 49ers for four years before his contract expired, joined Colin Kaepernick in 2016 in kneeling to protest police brutality and racial inequality. The kneeling became a controversial topic in the National Football League and captured nationwide attention when President Trump called for an end to the action
