The NFL is facing an unprecedented backlash from fans over its support for kneeling during the National Anthem, and what does it do? It Decides to fund more social justice activism. According to ESPN, the NFL has agreed to fund a ‘social activism boot camp’ for pro athletes.
DEVELOPING: The NFL is going to formally endorse a federal criminal justice reform bill. Per @JimTrotter_NFL pic.twitter.com/66uVEXyFBz
— Outside the Lines (@OTLonESPN) October 16, 2017
Daily Caller reports:
“The league has agreed to finance a social activism boot camp at Morehouse College in February,” ESPN’s Jim Trotter reported on Monday.
The boot camp will reportedly take place over two days and will include professional athletes from other leagues besides the NFL. “And then, the organizers of that curriculum will work with the players throughout the year to try and teach them to get their message out and be most effective with it,” Trotter added.
The NFL has also reportedly agreed to back criminal justice reform legislation recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators.
If the NFL thought Americans would ease the backlash against the league — they were sadly mistaken. Photos of empty stadiums from around the league show how dire a situation kneelers have spurred.
Breitbart News reports:
Note, that the Jets played New England on Sunday, meaning there should have been a big crowd for that game. The Texans, Atlanta, and Baltimore are also very relevant teams with relatively loyal fan bases. Yet, thousands upon thousands of fans no-showed or didn’t buy tickets for those games.
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Here’s a shot of the Jaguars stadium at kickoff:
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Photos of empty stadiums comes amid a slew of disastrous polls shows how far the NFL’s popularity has dropped.
