The NFL is implementing a new policy that will require athletes and "team personnel" to "stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem." As USA Today reports, the mandate was created at a league conference in Atlanta, and also gives franchisees the "power to issue their own policies." The NFL now has the ability to punish franchises that don't adhere to the new rules with a fine. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell shared in a statement to the press: "We want people to be respectful to the natio...
The NFL is implementing a new policy that will require athletes and "team personnel" to "stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem." As USA Today reports, the mandate was created at a league conference in Atlanta, and also gives franchisees the "power to issue their own policies." The NFL now has the ability to punish franchises that don't adhere to the new rules with a fine. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell shared in a statement to the press: "We want people to be respectful to the natio...
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