National Argumentative Essay: Should NFL Players Be Paid?

In 2017 controversy struck when the NFL tried “taking a stance” and protesting the National Anthem. In this protest, many NFL players one by one knelt down while the National Anthem played at their sporting event. The National Anthem is a song for our country and symbol to represent all of the men and women who have fought in our military. This song is not played just for our entertainment, it is to honor the flag and what it stands for. The protesting was started by Colin Kaepernick, last season, when he was the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. He was the first player to take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem, now many other NFL players this season are following in his path and doing the same thing. Many players and viewers claim it is for police brutality and the injustice that is being served, while other viewers see it as entitled millionaires disrespecting the flag and the military. Everyone has different opinions on the issue, but no matter what the country needs to respect one another as humans and be united; the American Flag is a symbol of our freedom and the NFL needs to recognize the National Anthem rather than kneeling and disrespecting what it stands for.

Although NFL athletes are a huge figure in America today, they still choose to disrespect their country by kneeling during the National Anthem. I believe kneeling during the National Anthem is unpatriotic, separate’s teammates and the community, and is also bad publicity. This has caused people to protest the NFL by doing things such as burning their season tickets. Kneeling during the anthem has caused a huge controversial issue that is impacting many. This has not only caught the attention of adults but also children. The NFL is now losing its focus on football and putting more focus on politics.

Protesting in the National Football League has been going on, as some of the country’s most beloved and highly recognized athletes are seen disrespecting the United States of America on national TV every weekend. The players’ reason for the protesting is police brutality, you can see them kneeling, raising their fist in the air, or even sit in the locker room while the national anthem is being played. Although I do understand what they are trying to do, I believe that there definitely better ways to go about their protest. The protests started in 2016 when Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee during the national anthem. When question about his actions he responded by saying, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour”(Lake). While some people sided with Kaepernick most people took offense to his decision to kneel. In him doing this it has caused a league wide outbreak in protest; as players and sometimes even whole teams take a knee or show some type of protest during our country's anthem.

Are Pro Football Players being overpaid? While many families do not have enough money to support their own family these Pro Football Players have enough money to buy expensive gifts for their teammates. Players do get injured quite often and have to pay for their hospital bill, but you also have other people in the world who have kids also playing sports visit the hospital, and some struggle to pay for the treatment.

This act of kneeling down should be considered as an act of patriotic criticism, rather than a betrayal of the nation. After all, patriotism does not mean that we should love and support everything that the government conducts, but rather we should criticize for the greater good of the government, so that it could improve. Government could only improve, if they can hear the voice from the people. Only after accepting the criticism can one improve. Therefore, the focus of such protest in the NFL should be why they protested, instead of the act of protesting. After all,

Should NFL players be permitted to kneel at the national anthem? Some players that have defied team rules have been kicked off teams for kneeling. However, some advocate that this is a good way for the players to express their political views. Although these players are role models for kids of all ages, their actions imply that you can disrespect the flag, our American anthem, and our current military soldiers and veterans. NFL players should not be permitted to kneel at the national anthem because it is disrespecting our flag and military and violates team rules.

Over the last few years police brutality and social injustice have been very prevalent in the media. In 2016, a protest for social injustice and police brutality directed towards African Americans was started by NFL player Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick began to kneel during the national anthem to bring attention to social issues. Since then Kaepernick has received praise from the black community and even more backlash, including from the president. Other NFL players began to support Kaepernick and kneel along with him. Kaepernick was later fired for his actions. I am going to discuss whether or not NFL players should be allowed to kneel during the national anthem while they are playing.

The NCAA makes more than a billion dollars during March Madness each year due to all the sponsors and other advertising. College Athletes need to be paid because an average they practice up to five days a week during the season and also have lots of training in the offseason. Plus they have to attend school every day which gives college athletes no time to actually have a full functioning job to be able to buy groceries and other expenses. The athletes only have their scholarship to use for other payments if they have one and maybe there parents aren’t able to pay for their apartments and other expenses. So they could use some extra money on the side.

“An athlete silently protests during the national anthem. People respond with taunts of "traitor," "you're a disgrace" and "leave our country!" Are these angry tweets aimed at National Football League players kneeling during the national anthem?”said by writers Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton.Due to half of the 49ers team kneeling during the National Anthem 49ers fans are burning their jerseys due to the refusal of the players to stand during the National Anthem.Many fans are outraged and boycotting National football because of the fact that football players are disrespecting the flag by kneeling during the National Anthem.The reason players should stand for the National Anthem is because the United States Flag stands for the individuality and

It’s been hard to ignore the mixing of sports and politics lately. Some football players have been kneeling during the National Anthem instead of showing respect for the men and women in our armed forces. Although they’re trying to send a message to people all over the country, I think they are going about it all the wrong way. Football players should stand for the National Anthem no matter what.

Free Entertainment No college athlete has ever been paid by the NCAA. This does include all sports, not just football. College football players should be paid by the NCAA, just how the NFl pays their players. They are doing the same thing, in front of the same amount of people, for no pay at all.

Have you ever wondered how much NFL players get paid? NFL players get paid about $140 million in 6 years. I will be talking about why I am against NFL players getting paid more than anybody else including soldiers. Professional athletes shouldn’t be paid more than people who save lives.

Jacob Tibodeau English 1020 Issue Proposal 10 February 2016 Should College Players Get Paid College sports have been around for as long as college has been. Some people believe college players should be paid for playing the sport they participate in. Others believe players shouldn’t be paid, because that is for the major league players. Players have even tried to receive money wrongfully, causing them to be involved in scandals. Should college players get paid for the sport he

This business of football players kneeling while the national anthem is played before a game may very well be destroying professional football. Ratings are down, advertisers are skittish and lots of people are finding other things to do with their Sunday afternoons than stay glued to the tube.

Players around the NFl are protesting in a very unusual way. They aren't standing for the national anthem. Many players from just about every team in the NFL are protesting by kneeling or sitting during the national anthem. There are many people that believe that this is very disrespectful and they should be punished for it. A recent survey showed that 16 out of 20 people think that these actions are disrespectful and the players should be punished for it. Even the owners of these NFL teams even threatened to punish players by not letting them play if they don't stand. “Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who took a knee with his players before standing for the playing of the national anthem in a high-profile prime-time game on Sept. 25, said Monday his policy has been that any player on his team who declined to stand wouldn't play.” (Futterman)