steve4102 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliot $13,369 fine for dropping $21 into the Salvation Army kettle following a touchdown against the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving Day. https://joeforamerica.com/2018/12/nfl-fines-cowboy-ezekiel-elliot-13k-for-21-donation-to-charity/?fbclid=IwAR0AGK1fQzFyKyC40nwzrlE6Iqyy9CKIKhTYG7rcrmhvZRwtsf8QAWJ88PQ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Insanity seems to reign in the NFL. They seem to want to chase away money as fast as they can. Basically leaving me fairly speechless with disgust. “Giving to charity is unsportsmanlike conduct, but protesting the country isn’t?” Hawk 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotback Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Stuff like that is what turns fans into former fans. I'd finally had enough and I don't even bother with the NFL any more. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 It wasn’t for donating, it was for showboating and having cash in his uniform to do it was a premeditation for the stunt. When TO carried a sharpie to autograph a touchdown ball before giving it away to the crowd member (you have to give them back or leave the stadium) he got the same punishment. if they didn’t, there would be all kinds of stupid crap going on. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dric902 said: It wasn’t for donating, it was for showboating and having cash in his uniform to do it was a premeditation for the stunt. When TO carried a sharpie to autograph a touchdown ball before giving it away to the crowd member (you have to give them back or leave the stadium) he got the same punishment. if they didn’t, there would be all kinds of stupid crap going on. The real point is that one stunt is punished, and another is celebrated and pushed. At least one is pointing to a group that helps people. Hawk 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Brown Hawk said: The real point is that one stunt is punished, and another is celebrated and pushed. At least one is pointing to a group that helps people. Hawk What was the other stunt that was celebrated? TO got the fine too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Just now, Dric902 said: What was the other stunt that was celebrated? TO got the fine too Kneeling for the National Anthem. And yes, it was a stunt. Hawk 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 22 minutes ago, Brown Hawk said: Kneeling for the National Anthem. And yes, it was a stunt. Hawk Yes it was, but it got political. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4102 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Dric902 said: Yes it was, but it got political. . "Got"? Don't be obtuse, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4102 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Brown Hawk said: Insanity seems to reign in the NFL. They seem to want to chase away money as fast as they can. Basically leaving me fairly speechless with disgust. “Giving to charity is unsportsmanlike conduct, but protesting the country isn’t?” Hawk Not just insanity, but Political Correctness, but then I repeat myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moeman Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Unbelievable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I stopped watching the foosball somewhere in the previous century. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Stick Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Brown Hawk said: Kneeling for the National Anthem. And yes, it was a stunt. Hawk It wasn’t a stunt. It was a protest. You may not agree with it, but it was still a protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 5 hours ago, Dric902 said: It wasn’t for donating, it was for showboating and having cash in his uniform to do it was a premeditation for the stunt. When TO carried a sharpie to autograph a touchdown ball before giving it away to the crowd member (you have to give them back or leave the stadium) he got the same punishment. if they didn’t, there would be all kinds of stupid crap going on. . Why is showboating a problem, they are there to entertain and put on a show. Not to have their personal protests which the NFL did nothing about. Unfortunately, I cannot give the NFL less money, I have never supported them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) I read that to my wife and she just said, "What?" Seriously, why fine somebody for that? It is an awesome gesture to a deserving organization. This is surreal. It is hard to understand, much less believe. Sad, really! Edited December 25, 2018 by minervadoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 3 hours ago, AK_Stick said: It wasn’t a stunt. It was a protest. You may not agree with it, but it was still a protest. Sorry, it was a stunt. A self serving stunt to draw attention to himself. If it wasn’t about himself, the whole Nike thing could have featured MLK, Evers, any number of people. Instead of him kneeling. If he actually cared. Even the supposed facts are incorrect, as more whites are killed by police than blacks. If he actually cared, he might use the time a little more usefully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Stick Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Brown Hawk said: Sorry, it was a stunt. A self serving stunt to draw attention to himself. If it wasn’t about himself, the whole Nike thing could have featured MLK, Evers, any number of people. Instead of him kneeling. If he actually cared. Even the supposed facts are incorrect, as more whites are killed by police than blacks. If he actually cared, he might use the time a little more usefully. It really wasn’t. That’s just how people who didn’t agree with it, or understand it want to spin it. Your meme does solidify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I don't care what the reasons for the fine are. I don,t care the dropping cash in the Salvation Army kettle was a stunt or a genuine act of Charity, I don't care if players taking a knee is a protest or a self serving attempt at getting attention by a player. None of this changes the fact the the NFL sucks and always has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammersix Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 10:33 AM, AK_Stick said: It wasn’t a stunt. It was a protest. You may not agree with it, but it was still a protest. And it was an effective protest. If there are really folks who don't understand why Elliot was fined, I can't help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Stick Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 18 hours ago, jmohme said: I don't care what the reasons for the fine are. I don,t care the dropping cash in the Salvation Army kettle was a stunt or a genuine act of Charity, I don't care if players taking a knee is a protest or a self serving attempt at getting attention by a player. None of this changes the fact the the NFL sucks and always has! But you care just enough to come tell us you don't ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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