The owners of the NFL ordered the players to stand during the anthem. If they don’t want to do that, you have the right to stay in the locker room. It seems that the confrontation of the President of America and the players of the National football League came to an end.
National policy in respect of the hymn renewed after Donald trump criticized the protest movement for athletes. Its essence lies in the fact that the players stood on one knee during the anthem. This was done in protest against racial discrimination and police brutality.
The President of the United States in one of his comments said that the players who behave this way should be fired. After these words the head of state of the protest movement began to grow rapidly. NFL owners have long sought solutions to the problem. To do this, meetings were held with the players, and the leaders of the campaign were a permanent pressure.
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— NFLPA (@NFLPA) May 23, 2018
In the end, the leadership of the League decided to require the players listen to the national anthem standing up. In that case, if they don’t want to do that, the players gave up the right not to take the field at the time of the anthem. If athletes violate this rule, they will be fined.
To protect the players stood up Association of NFL players. Her representatives said that the owners of the League did not consult with the organization and, therefore, they had no right to make such a decision. The Association said that they will continue to resist any order that is not a result of collective bargaining.
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— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) May 23, 2018
Vice-President Mike Pence published in the Twitter post with the caption «Winning» (victory), drawing Parallels with the demand of the President of the United States. However, many people noted that the NFL owners openly played up the President. In their opinion, it speaks about infringement of civil liberties by the US authorities.
