PHILADELPHIA, PA — There were a number of anti-National Anthem player protests during the NFL’s Thursday night preseason line-up, and two of New Jersey residents’ three favorite football teams weren’t exceptions. During the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game, Eagles Read More
Webber backs NFL owners’ decision to ban kneeling during National Anthem
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Desirous to avoid a PR disaster like what they experienced during the 2017-2018 season, the NFL owners announced their decision on Wednesday to require all league players to stand for the National Anthem. Jay Webber, a Read More
Kneeling for the National Anthem Violates School Bullying Policies
Posted with permission from Tommy De Seno / Ricochet — When NFL players break the nationwide community standard we codified on how to act during the National Anthem (and obscuring their cause in the process), they unfortunately influence the fecund Read More
Guadagno tells veterans: Kneeling for anthem is not right
TOMS RIVER — Republican nominee for New Jersey governor Kim Gaudagno told a group of military veterans Saturday morning that while the U.S. constitution gives people the right to kneel in protest during the National Anthem, that doesn’t mean it’s Read More
Guadagno wades into NFL controversy: Standing during National Anthem is a “no brainer”
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno waded into Sunday’s full-scale national conflagration over 200 kneeling NFL players by coming down unequivocally on the side of those criticizing the protesters. “As the mother of an Air Force pilot, I believe this is a Read More
The most obnoxious part about these NFL protests? Not one kneeler can explain what they want.
85 years ago this month, Save Jerseyans, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi began a hunger strike to protest a British plan to separate the Indian electoral system by caste. 23 years later? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested and (and his home was Read More
Here’s how the Giants, Jets and Eagles players behaved this Sunday
The vast majority of New Jersey’s football-watching population is split between three teams: the Philadelphia Eagles (below Trenton), the New York Giants (most of North Jersey), and the New York Jets (for those North Jerseyans who love an underdog or Read More
Goodell, NFL Players’ Defense of Anthem Protesters Likely to Backfire
President Donald Trump blasted “son of a b**ch” National Football League (NFL) players who choose to protest by kneeling during the national anthem at games during a raucous Friday night rally in Huntsville, Alabama. Trump showed up to stump for Read More