It is so interesting that this photographer gets canned for exercising his 1st Amendment while Baker Mayfield's free expression is embraced by the Brown's "back back waay back" office thought that it was perfectly okay after conducting a national poll.
I loved the Meme. I thought that it was one of the funniest I have seen this election cycle. It's right up there with George "W"'s "Miss me Yet?" I don't want anyone to misunderstand what I am saying. Baker Mayfield is free to say anything he desires. He and and any of the individual players have an absolute right to put any sticker on their helmet that is approved by the NFL.
However, the NFL, the Owners and Players Organizations have all made a terrible miscalculation. They are a business, the NFL, the owners, and players are professionals (meaning in this sense) that they play ball for money.
They make money from people (like me) attending games, purchasing merchandise, watching commercials on TV, etc, etc, etc. Guess what! I haven't watched any professional team in person, or on TV since Colin Kaepernick started this foolishness a couple of years ago. I am willing to bet that since the hooligans began to run wild through the streets murdering, burning, pillaging, and raping well over two month's ago many a sports-fan's opinions have changed somewhat. Now we are going to watch overpaid professional athletes run out onto the field showing support for the anarchists and Marxist revolutionaries that are burning our homes and businesses.
Right here and now I make this pledge, I will not give any professional team any money by in-person attendance of a game or raise their ratings by TV viewership. I will not purchase a product advertised during a professional game, I will not purchase a product endorsed by a professional athlete. I will (when my work schedule allows) call or contact every company on my "no-buy" list and tell them exactly why they have been picked for that dubious honor.
Can you imagine the distress and consternation of these companies (most of which are also lefties) if 10% of their gross income disappeared overnight? What if 30% disappeared? They have forgotten that they were there to entertain and please us, not the other way around.
Lets make them feel our displeasure.