GRIFF’s Picks For Week 2 Of The NFL

It’s week 2 of the NFL football season and GRIFF has his friend, Derrick Pearson joining him to pick who will win this weekend. For the Panthers vs. Falcons, GRIFF is taking the Falcons. The Colts will face the Redskins and both the guys chose the Redskins. With the Eagles vs. the Buccaneers, GRIFF chose the Eagles and Derrick chose the Bucs.

The Doplphis will face the Jet and GRIFF wants the Jets to win. Bills over the Charges, GRIFF has his money on the Bills. Cleveland will take on the Saints and both men think the Saints will win. Oakland vs. Broncos and GRIFF is taking his team the Raiders. Giants will take on the Cowboys and Derrick has the Cowboys winning, but GRIFF is taking the Giants. Who do you think will win?

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#ImWithKap: Black Twitter Blasts NFL For New National Anthem Policy

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#ImWithKap: Black Twitter Blasts NFL For New National Anthem Policy

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Me, trying to find any NFL owners with common sense pic.twitter.com/tD1mp9Bql6
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 23, 2018

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The irony of the NFL owners’ action is that *they have now hyper-politicized the anthem, for not just every black player and ally, but every potential anthem singer or Super Bowl halftime performer. That few minutes before a game will now look like a forced nationalistic display.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 23, 2018

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The NFL is 80% black. Imagine if they all sat out a Sunday or two...
— Travon Free (@Travon) May 23, 2018

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I think the fact that the NFL has now decided to penalize or silence players who kneel is a perfect example of why they were kneeling to begin with.
— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) May 23, 2018

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It's really great when the NFL cares more about peaceful protest than the problem of domestic violence and sexual assault with its players.

It's really great when the NFL cares more about peaceful protest than the link between playing football and serious brain injury.

Great.
— Michelle Buchman (@michelledeidre) May 23, 2018

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FUCK THE @NFL
— Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree) May 23, 2018

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Is the nfl creating a policy around red hats in lockers or is it only certain types of political expression from certain people that warrant policing
— David J. Leonard (@drdavidjleonard) May 23, 2018

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💡Remember, this entire series of events w/ the NFL has unfolded as result of one Black athlete making a personal decision not to stand for the anthem b/c he feels the nation is not living up to its claims of freedom & democracy. 2/
— Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) May 23, 2018

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Caps on: TO ALL NFL PLAYERS SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED WITH THE 13TH AMENDMENT. THE FANS COME AND SEE YOU PLAY PAY TO SEE YOU PLAY YOU ALL NEED TO STRIKE. WHAT IS FOOTBALL WITH OUT ITS TEAM SHOWING UP ON THE FIELD TRUMP IS TRYING TO CONTROL THE NFL LIKE A SLAVE MASTER AND THATS WRONG
— Mrs.Scales #Resist (@MrsScales1) May 23, 2018

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Today’s decision by the NFL is a win for racist bigots like you and Donald Trump. To suppress the players right to peacefully protest is unAmerican and it’s shameful that you are logging such a reprehensible, racist decision. You disgust me!
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) May 23, 2018

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Welp might be time for me to join the NFL protest
— RosenbergTelevision (@Rosenbergradio) May 23, 2018

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The NFL when a player punches a womans lights out vs when a player kneels for the National Anthem pic.twitter.com/yVouBbDyDa
— LeOusmane DeMessi (@ChrisCreacy) May 23, 2018

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Respecting America, today the NFL did something that adds to an American legacy that stretches all the way back to our founding:

Reaching a compromise that is beneficial to everybody but black people.
— Jibblescribbits (@Jibblescribbits) May 23, 2018

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Chris Long says the NFL’s real reason for the national anthem policy is fear of a diminished bottom line and a fear of Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/UlwlncvyNe
— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) May 23, 2018

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NBA gets its right every time, I don't understand how the NFL is still so behind
— Alexandria. (@_LexJanayy) May 23, 2018

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by this i mean the people who run the nfl, the people who are dedicated to policing players’ bodies & voices, the people who are complicit in police violence while the majority of the players in their industry are black
— olivia gatwood (@oliviagatwood) May 23, 2018

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The new anthem policy states that players "shall stand and show respect for the flag and anthem." Issue with this: it implies that those that kneeled weren't respecting the flag. Furthering the false idea that the protests were about the flag. The protests are about injustice.
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) May 23, 2018

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The NFL Players Association has issued a statement in response to the NFL's new national anthem policy. (via @NFLPA) pic.twitter.com/fhbk9mchjL
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 23, 2018

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White supremacy is a helluvah drug. Straight brainwashing. Look how easily they convinced a large portion of the white population that:
1) the anthem should play every game
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3) kneeling is disrespecting “troops”
4) NFL policy should punish kneeling
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 23, 2018

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The NFL plantation owners passed a policy to make patriotism mandatory for their property. Either pay deference to symbol of white nationalism - which is what the anthem is, or pay a price. This is the answer to the "win" in Georgia and the message couldn't be clearer.
— Ajamu Baraka (@ajamubaraka) May 23, 2018

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I fixed The NFL's/Roger Goodell's statement on their new National Anthem policy. pic.twitter.com/dNjDsSijjc
— Luigi 🐝 (@LuigiM227) May 23, 2018

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1. Coercing patriotism is unamerican.

2. One wonders what the NFL's policy will be when its players, while standing, nevertheless protest during the anthem.

3. One might argue that the best way to show respect for a nation's symbols is by exercising rights the nation bestows. https://t.co/uGDHbmwb9E
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 23, 2018

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Every white #NFL player should refuse to play as long as the new anthem policy is in place. None of them will.
— John Elrod II (@LOTNorm) May 23, 2018

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the new NFL anthem policy, much like our president, is unbelievably stupid
— Spike Friedman (@SpikeFriedman) May 23, 2018

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My thoughts on the @NFL's national anthem policy discussion. @getupespn pic.twitter.com/817VNtzqad
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) May 23, 2018

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Endorsing the position of a snake-oil President* who continually attacks law enforcement for investigating him over players advocating against police brutality. #IllegalProcedure https://t.co/x9IAZqsSD8
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) May 23, 2018

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This new NFL policy on the National Anthem is ridiculous.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) May 23, 2018

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#ImWithKap: Black Twitter Blasts NFL For New National Anthem Policy

[caption id="attachment_2960411" align="alignleft" width="879"] Source: Michael Zagaris / Getty[/caption] On Wednesday (May 23) to much dismay, the NFL issued a new policy regarding athletes kneeling during the National Anthem. Teams with players who don’t stand during the anthem will be fined. Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote, “We want people to be respectful of the national anthem. We want people to stand — that’s all personnel — and make sure they treat this moment in a respectful fashion. That’s something we think we owe. [But] we were also very sensitive to give players choices.” Sigh. Clearly, folks took to Twitter to blast the NFL for violating these players’ right to protest.

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