Current Events > NFL to write "end racism' and "it takes all of us" in end zones

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Antifar
09/01/20 3:51:52 PM
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/01/nfl-will-write-end-racism-and-it-takes-all-of-us-in-end-zones/

The NFL will join other sports leagues in putting social justice messages on the playing field this season.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on a conference call this afternoon that the league will stencil End racism and It takes all of us in the end zones at each stadium this fall.

The NFL stands with the black community, the players, clubs and fans confronting systemic racism. We will not relent in our work, Goodell said.

In the months since the police killing of George Floyd, pro sports leagues in the United States and around the world have spoken out against racism.


Sorry I can't seem to delete this other story
https://sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/lawsuit-claims-racial-bias-nfl-144100996.html
On Tuesday, former NFL players Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the NFL deliberately manipulated cognitive function test scores to make it less likely that Black players would receive benefits under the concussion settlement.

The NFLs administration of the settlement created a Black door and a White door for benefits, in which former players with identical test scores get different treatment solely on the basis of race, Cy Smith, lead counsel for the players, said in a press release. This approach was not required by the settlement and the NFL is fully aware of its discriminatory impact on Black players. The NFL has a choice to make: live up to its word and treat Black players like their lives matter, or continue pushing them aside.

The lawsuit alleges that the process for assessing cognitive function of former players seeking benefits uses race-norming, which assumes that Black players start with lower cognitive function. As a result, a Black player who has played professional football, and who has potentially suffered cognitive decline because of it, is presumed to have experienced less decline as a result of playing football and thus is less likely to be eligible for compensation.

The complaint contends that the NFL expected and intended this result through the drafting, interpreting, and enforcing of the settlement. Simply stated, the initial filing says at page 3, the League sought to reduce the total cost of benefits paid to the Settlement Class, by greatly reducing benefits to the Black retirees who today make up a majority of both the Settlement Class and the NFLs workforce.

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pick4six
09/01/20 3:53:26 PM
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It would also be nice if they did BLM jerseys too, plus they would sell hella jerseys

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SSJKirby
09/01/20 3:53:53 PM
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Every team will now be playing harder because every touchdown ends racism

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Antifar
09/01/20 3:56:58 PM
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SSJKirby posted...
Every team will now be playing harder because every touchdown ends racism

Well, if I'm interpreting this right, only half of the touchdowns.
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DP3
09/01/20 3:57:06 PM
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That's tight
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tremain07
09/01/20 3:57:54 PM
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ooh that's gonna piss a lot of people off

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Giant_Aspirin
09/01/20 4:00:10 PM
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good for them.

i hope this triggers racist idiots just as much as the NBA's actions have

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Zeeak4444
09/01/20 4:04:51 PM
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Antifar posted...
Well, if I'm interpreting this right, only half of the touchdowns.

lol, does that mean the other end can only count a touchdown if the whole team makes it in?

Not gonna lie, I like it though.

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myzz7
09/01/20 4:05:59 PM
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let the ratings drop to nothing. fuck em

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Antifar
09/01/20 4:07:01 PM
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myzz7 posted...
let the ratings drop to nothing. fuck em

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HaHaClintonDix
09/01/20 4:07:37 PM
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we did it, racism is over

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MrFingers07
09/01/20 4:07:41 PM
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myzz7 posted...
let the ratings drop to nothing. fuck em

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Poop2
09/01/20 4:24:24 PM
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
i hope this triggers racist idiots just as much as the NBA's actions have
it certainly triggered the president
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WhatsUpMyGuy
09/01/20 4:25:52 PM
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I like how they phrased it as to not to alienate their #ALM crowd. They knew what they were doing.
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pauIie
09/01/20 4:26:53 PM
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
good for them.

i hope this triggers racist idiots just as much as the NBA's actions have

myzz7 posted...
let the ratings drop to nothing. fuck em
looks like it's already working

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09/01/20 4:27:30 PM
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Gheb
09/01/20 4:31:21 PM
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myzz7 posted...
let the ratings drop to nothing. fuck em
Why do you not like ending racism?

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Heavy_D_Forever
09/01/20 4:32:06 PM
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It will probably be a small part in the corner of the end zones. I highly doubt it will be a giant message across the entire zone.

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YellowMustard69
09/01/20 4:34:06 PM
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WhatsUpMyGuy posted...
I like how they phrased it as to not to alienate their #ALM crowd. They knew what they were doing.

It's smart. BLM is just one movement, and it's heavily politicized and all that.

BLM does not need to be the grand, universal representation of the issue. I'm not saying I have a problem with them, but it's important for things to branch out and adapt to the dynamics of people.
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Unsugarized_Foo
09/01/20 4:35:14 PM
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This is stupid. I've started to research teams playing football out of country.

You can definitely tell that the US brings the talent as the international teams rarely get a touch down. It's usually 1-4 points...hell I don't even know how you get 1 point in football

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Antifar
09/01/20 4:36:09 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
This is stupid. I've started to research teams playing football out of country.

What does one have to do with the other here?
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Unsugarized_Foo
09/01/20 4:37:35 PM
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Antifar posted...
What does one have to do with the other here?

I'm boycotting

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Smackems
09/01/20 4:37:35 PM
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This will do it. History books will praise the NFL for ending racism

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Squall28
09/01/20 4:37:49 PM
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Sounds good

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Antifar
09/01/20 4:37:58 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...


I'm boycotting

What, why?
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YellowMustard69
09/01/20 4:40:02 PM
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Smackems posted...
This will do it. History books will praise the NFL for ending racism

The 1960s had Martin Luther King Jr.

The 2020s had NFL Endzone.

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Vicious_Dios
09/01/20 4:40:25 PM
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Nice! More empty gestures!

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Lost_All_Senses
09/01/20 4:41:28 PM
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Antifar posted...
Well, if I'm interpreting this right, only half of the touchdowns.

The other team is trying to stop them from ending racism

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Antifar
09/01/20 4:41:52 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...


The other team is trying to stop them from ending racism

That's right.
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Boombam99
09/01/20 4:41:55 PM
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Cant wait to see how angry end racism makes some people
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philsov
09/01/20 4:42:27 PM
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Vicious_Dios posted...
Nice! More empty gestures!


But now viewers are stuck with confronting reality and that's difficult for them :(
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ledbowman
09/01/20 4:43:18 PM
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end human nature

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DP3
09/01/20 4:45:56 PM
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ledbowman posted...
end human nature
Human societies and consciousness has way evolved past isolated tribes competing for resources in the jungle, my guy.
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ledbowman
09/01/20 4:47:04 PM
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DP3 posted...
Human societies and consciousness has way evolved past isolated tribes competing for resources in the jungle, my guy.
cool that's not what racism is

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Dathrowed1
09/01/20 4:49:58 PM
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philsov posted...
But now viewers are stuck with confronting reality and that's difficult for them :(
So will the NFL address the issue of murder among black men?

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Rathinor
09/01/20 4:50:39 PM
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Lol, the Trumpists are triggered as fuck!
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DP3
09/01/20 4:50:47 PM
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ledbowman posted...
cool that's not what racism is
stems from human tribalism, passive aggressive poster.
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ledbowman
09/01/20 4:51:41 PM
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DP3 posted...
stems from human tribalism, passive aggressive poster.
yeah we don't have that anymore

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KiwiTerraRizing
09/01/20 4:51:55 PM
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Hollow bullshit

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Smackems
09/01/20 4:52:42 PM
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YellowMustard69 posted...
The 1960s had Martin Luther King Jr.

The 2020s had NFL Endzone.
Damn skippy

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Lost_All_Senses
09/01/20 4:53:03 PM
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Rathinor posted...
Lol, the Trumpists are triggered as fuck!

Do they not support freedom of speech for this instance?

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DP3
09/01/20 4:55:44 PM
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ledbowman posted...
yeah we don't have that anymore
anyone who passionately subscribes to identifying as a particular race, religion etc. in the name of superiority is practicing basic tribal prejudiced

individuals are more than capable of evolving past that
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ZMythos
09/01/20 4:56:59 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
This is actual virtue signaling
And?

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Antifar
09/01/20 4:57:37 PM
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YellowMustard69 posted...


The 1960s had Martin Luther King Jr.

The 2020s had NFL Endzone.


I don't think even the NFL is saying that; it seems like you guys are dunking on a straw man.

Brands feel a need to Do Something, but really the things people want done can't be accomplished by brands.
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Unsugarized_Foo
09/01/20 4:58:09 PM
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Antifar posted...
What, why?

Because I'm making a very roundabout joke saying I'm boycotting football while I research futball thinking it's football

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Antifar
09/01/20 4:58:46 PM
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Lol, it went over my head
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Freddie_Mercury
09/01/20 5:01:21 PM
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myzz7 posted...
let the ratings drop to nothing. fuck em




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