Detroit Free Press · May 23, 2018
NFL's national anthem proposal is a cop out, not a solution
SportsPulse: NFL insider Mike Jones breaks down the new national anthem policy and how owners, fans and players are reacting to it. USA TODAY Sports
The Detroit Lions voted in favor of the NFL's new national anthem proposal, which could enforce a 15-yard penalty for teams whose players kneel or protest during the song.
ATLANTA – Leave it to the NFL to make a tricky situation worse.
In their rush to fix something that many closed-minded people have deemed a problem, NFL owners on Wednesday passed an open-to-our-interpretation new rule that dictates what players can and cannot do during the playing of the national anthem.
