2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[kidkash]

Originally Posted by hagios

More reasons for me to not watch the Super Bowl with this pc, leftist non-sense! This is part of the NFL I absolutely hate & I think should not even be a part of. We never had these evil-doers before!! over!!!

NFL Rejects Pro-National Anthem Ad From Veterans Group

That thing never had a chance of making it on air. It was only submitted for publicity.

[Nice Guy Eddie]

Patriots in the Super Bowl again...........................

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by hagios

More reasons for me to not watch the Super Bowl with this pc, leftist non-sense! This is part of the NFL I absolutely hate & I think should not even be a part of. We never had these evil-doers before!! over!!!

NFL Rejects Pro-National Anthem Ad From Veterans Group

Evil doers?

[hagios]

Veterans
AMVETS says NFL censored its ad against flag protests

Veterans
AMVETS says NFL censored its ad against flag protests
By: Leo Shane III   21 hours ago


A U.S. flag covers the field before an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 31, 2017, in Denver. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

WASHINGTON — AMVETS officials are decrying “corporate censorship” from the National Football League for their decision not to run an ad in their Super Bowl program which responds to league players’ decision to kneel for the national anthem in protest of national equality issues.

The ad, which would have cost the veterans organization $30,000, features the tag “#PleaseStand” with a picture of service members saluting the American flag and information on how to donate to the congressionally-chartered organization.

Group leaders said NFL officials refused to include the ad in their Super Bowl publication, but did not issue a reason why. In a statement, AMVETS National Commander Marion Polk said the issue is one of fairness and respect.

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Marion Polk
@AMVETSNatlCmdr
.@AMVETSHQ will NOT tolerate the @NFL refusing #Veteran right to free speech. We fought for it! #PleaseStand #SuperBowl

12:58 PM - Jan 22, 2018
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“Freedom of speech works both ways,” he said. “We respect the rights of those who choose to protest, as these rights are precisely what our members have fought — and in many cases died — for.

“But imposing corporate censorship to deny that same right to those veterans who have secured it for us all is reprehensible and totally beyond the pale.”

In a statement, NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy said the Super Bowl game program “is designed for fans to commemorate and celebrate the game, players, teams and the Super Bowl. It’s never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement.”

They noted that the program will include a similar ad from the Veterans of Foreign Wars that states simply “We Stand for Veterans.” McCarthy said AMVETS was asked to consider changing their ad to read “Please Stand for Our Veterans” but did not reply in time for production deadlines.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/2018/...flag-protests/

[hagios]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Evil doers?

Just play the game without the pc-leftists (evil-doers) pushing their culture non-sense!

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by hagios

Just play the game without the pc-leftists (evil-doers) pushing their culture non-sense!

Just because someone has a different viewpoint than you doesn’t make them evil.

[hagios]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Just because someone has a different viewpoint than you doesn’t make them evil.

I move on, it is just to deep of a subject for most.

[Eye Candy]

Welcome to Minneapolis for the lead up to Super Bowl LII !!

1-22-2018 Minneapolis, Ms Heavy Snowfall causes massive traffic jam throughout the Twin Cities - YouTube

[El Rey]

Oh good, this thread needed the long dead anthem talk to rear it's ugly head again

[Nice Guy Eddie]

Originally Posted by Eye Candy

Welcome to Minneapolis for the lead up to Super Bowl LII !!

Too bad they aren't playing outdoors, football in the snow is awesome.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by hagios

More reasons for me to not watch the Super Bowl with this pc, leftist non-sense! This is part of the NFL I absolutely hate & I think should not even be a part of. We never had these evil-doers before!! over!!!

NFL Rejects Pro-National Anthem Ad From Veterans Group

But.. but... "political correctness" and "leftists" were supposedly defeated. That's what you were promised in 2016. Are you admitting you were conned?

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Nice Guy Eddie

Too bad they aren't playing outdoors, football in the snow is awesome.

Agreed.

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by Eye Candy

Welcome to Minneapolis for the lead up to Super Bowl LII !!



1-22-2018 Minneapolis, Ms Heavy Snowfall causes massive traffic jam throughout the Twin Cities - YouTube

I'm still scratching my head as to why the NFL allowed it's prime game to be held in such a miserable place like Minnesota! New stadium or not what a bone head move and will without a doubt go down as one of the worst super bowl locations in the history of the sport.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

I'm still scratching my head as to why the NFL allowed it's prime game to be held in such a miserable place like Minnesota! New stadium or not what a bone head move and will without a doubt go down as one of the worst super bowl locations in the history of the sport.

If you publicly-fund a new stadium and you're not an outdoor stadium in a cold location then you're getting a Super Bowl. That's just the way it is. Regardless, it can't be near as bad as when the Super Bowl was in Dallas and the city was hit with it's worst ice storm in years and was completely unprepared which made travel for much of the week near impossible.

[Moviefan1203]

I’m surprised they haven’t done an international Super Bowl yet.

[BLMN]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

I’m surprised they haven’t done an international Super Bowl yet.

Just a matter of time for that.

[Hayabusa85]

Originally Posted by hagios

Veterans
AMVETS says NFL censored its ad against flag protests

What year do they think this is that they are saying it would have only cost them $30,000? A 30 second Super Bowl spot last year was $5 million so even one second would have been $166,667. $30,000 would be like 0.2 seconds. The NFL might as well have approved it since it would have flashed so fast nobody would have seen it anyway.

With how many vets end up homeless, deal with health issues (Mental & Physical) and all that stuff you would think a veteran organization could find a better use for money than how much it would cost to protest a protest during the Super Bowl.

In a statement, NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy said the Super Bowl game program “is designed for fans to commemorate and celebrate the game, players, teams and the Super Bowl. It’s never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement.”

Well we know who didn't watch the Super Bowl last year.

[BLMN]

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Dedicated to all haters

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by BLMN

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Dedicated to all haters

[tylerdurden10]

Originally Posted by BLMN

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Dedicated to all haters

That's awesome