take a knee?

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Originally Posted by waltjp

Why? You're suggestion is illogical. Nobody was howling at teams taking a knee.

Jchamp is....

Originally Posted by jchamp

When I go to a PROFESSIONAL* football game, I expect players to play their hearts out until there is no further doubt as to the outcome. Anything less is robbing the fans of the entertainment which they have already paid to see.

Originally Posted by waltjp

The noise is coming from those who are offended that a team saw time remaining on the clock and didn't concede the game.

The noise is because, the team ahead, followed long accepted protocol and informed the opponent that they were taking a knee. The team behind decided without warning, that they were ignoring said accepted protocol and put their opponent in jeopardy of injury.