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| San Francisco 49ers’ Eric Reid Says NFL Will Shift Charitable Funds to Fund Social Justice Causes |
| 2017-12-02 |
| [SI] the Socialist paradise of San Francisco ...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964... 49ers' Eric Reid told Slate Thursday he was told the NFL will allow funds from charitable campaigns to be shifted to fund a new social justice cause program announced this week. Reid told Slate the plan to take away funds from breast cancer awareness and military service initiatives was one of the reasons he is breaking away from the Players Coalition. Reid and the Dolphins' Michal Thomas announced their decision to walk away Wednesday, saying we "don't believe the coalition's beliefs are in our best interests as a whole." Reid said Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins told him of the plan to shift funds. Reid added that most of the players who have protested were not in agreement with the proposal. "So it would really be no skin off the owners’ backs: They would just move the money from those programs to this one," Reid told Slate. The NFL agreed to commit $89 million to social justice causes that will help African-American communities, with the money set for dealing with criminal justice reform, law enforcement/community relations and education, ESPN reported. While the league and players did not agree to a resolution stopping players from protesting or taking a knee during the national anthem, Jenkins announced he won't raise his fist during the anthem. He said he was encouraged by the league's efforts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Yeah, or BLM. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-12-02 16:14 |
| #9 OK, a question: if they were in secret employ of KKK, what would they be doing differently? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-12-02 14:52 |
| #8 They went full danegeld. Never go full danegeld. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-12-02 14:05 |
| #7 Nothing like doubling down on nonsense--it's like shooting yourself in one foot and then the other. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-12-02 13:14 |
| #6 Wait until the Super Bowl rolls around and major advertisers refuse to pay the same rates they did last year. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-12-02 11:48 |
| #5 Failing to nip this in the bud, the league has made this a PR and business disaster and now, shifting charitable funding to buy off the racists actually makes thus much much worse. Group think by cowardly owners afraid of their employees. They are going to lose a lot more money and fans! Idiots!!! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2017-12-02 11:28 |
| #4 Looting the Titanic to buy a seat in the life boat. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-12-02 10:22 |
| #3 New Rules for the cheerleaders: 1) As the players run out on the field, the girls should take a knee. 2) When their team makes a touchdown, take a knee. 3) Replace their pom poms with American flags. 4) When a player gets hurt, cheer and wave American flags. Shout "Obamacares! Obamacares!" I'll be emailing my suggestions to girls all over the felon league. |
| Posted by: Hupeting Sforza8196 2017-12-02 03:04 |
| #2 NFL Will Shift Charitable Funds.... Shapeshifting at the NFL? Might as well give it a go. Little else appears to be working. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-12-02 02:48 |
| #1 Fraudulent use of donor funds. Provides 'entitlements' to pot smoking anti-cop socialist groups (BLM) who Obama is no longer supporting with fed $$$. In the meantime women across our nation continue to die from breast cancer. NFL. National Felons and Looters league. |
| Posted by: Cheretle Angeans6218 2017-12-02 00:18 |