The NFL Is In FULL Panic Mode After What The Louisiana Sheriffs Office Just Hit Them With
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Now, this is what real American Patriots do!
Earlier this week Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington said his office will no longer
be purchasing Ford products after the automaker expressed support for National Football League
players' right to kneel in protest during the national anthem.
In a letter sent to Hixson Ford from the Ford Motor Company, Whittington states that "recent
events surrounding the NFL, its players and their audacity to thumb their collective noses
at the American flag, the American military, as well as their obvious disdain for the profession
of law enforcement in general, forces me to take a stand."
Amen Sheriff!
In late September of this year, The Ford Motor Company who is a major NFL sponsor took it
upon themselves to release a statement in response to the controversy over multiple
rich spoiled ball tossers kneeling in disrespect towards our nation and our police officers
while the national anthem was being sung prior to its games.
The statement read, "We respect individuals' rights to express their views, even if they
are not ones we share.
That's part of what makes America great."
Yahoo News Reports:
After President Trump trashed the NFL for allowing players to protest during the national
anthem, NFL sponsors are slowly beginning to respond to the political firestorm.
Some sponsors are issuing cautious statements that do not appear to take one side or the
other, while others have unequivocally supported the players' right to protest.
The majority of sponsors have remained silent.
The NFL reaped $1.25 billion in sponsorship revenue last season.
Its official league sponsors this season are: Anheuser-Busch InBev; Barclaycard; Bose; Bridgestone;
Campbell's; Castrol; Dannon; DMI; EA Sports; Extreme Networks; FedEx; Ford; Frito-Lay (PepsiCo-owned);
Gatorade (PepsiCo-owned); Hyundai; Intel; Marriott; Mars Candy; McDonald's; Microsoft;
Nationwide; New Era; News America; Nike; Papa John's; PepsiCo; Procter & Gamble; Quaker
(PepsiCo-owned); Sirius XM; Ticketmaster; Under Armour; USAA; Verizon; Visa; and Zebra.
Here's a running list of all the sponsors to issue statements on the anthem protests
so far.
Yahoo Finance has reached out to every sponsor and will keep updating it as they respond.
Under Armour
Under Armour was the first official sponsor to issue any kind of statement in response
to Trump's comments the night of Sept. 22.
The next day, Under Armour sent out a tweet that carefully avoided taking a side.
The company said it "stands for the flag and by our Athletes for free speech, expression
and a unified America."
It appears to voice support both for the anthem and for the players protesting during the
anthem.
Ford
Ford, also an NFL sponsor, said on Monday, "We respect individuals' rights to express
their views, even if they are not ones we share."
Like Under Armour's statement, it avoids fully siding with the president or the player
protests.
But the latter part of the statement ("even if they are not ones we share") arguably
implies Ford does not share the view of the player protests.
Nike
On Monday morning, Nike became the third NFL sponsor to issue a statement, and arguably
the first to take a clear position: it sided with the players.
In a statement sent to the media, Nike said: "Nike supports athletes and their right
to freedom of expression on issues that are of great importance to our society."
Hyundai
Hyundai issued a statement on Monday afternoon that, like Nike, clearly sides with the players'
right to protest.
The statement says, "We stand for and respect individuals' freedoms to express their first
amendment rights in any peaceful manner in which they choose.
We also stand for inclusion, freedom and all that represents those values."
Anheuser-Busch InBev
On Monday night, a spokesperson for Anheuser-Busch InBev sent Yahoo Finance this statement, which
appears to fall into the play-it-safe, neutral category along with Under Armour and Ford:
"At Anheuser-Busch we have a long heritage of supporting the institutions and values
that have made America so strong.
That includes our armed forces and the national anthem as well as diversity, equality and
freedom of speech.
We proudly employ over 1,100 military veterans and we work every day to create an inclusive
environment for all of our employees.
Because only together can we achieve our dream of bringing people together for a better world."
Bose
Bose sent out this statement on Monday night:
"Bose was founded in the United States, and our world headquarters is in Massachusetts,
where it's been for over 50 years.
It's now surrounded by several other Bose facilities – and at all of them, at all
times, we proudly fly the American flag.
It's a symbol of our great country which protects the freedom for every person to express
their views.
We respect that freedom, whether we agree with those views or not."
In 2016 and 2017 the Bossier Parish local sheriff's department purchased a total of
29 vehicles from Hixson Autoplex which amounted to $747,132.
Not to mention all the future parts which will need to be purchased in the coming years.
Those vehicles included 21 Ford Police Interceptors, four Ford Tauruses, a Ford F-150, two Ford
F-250s and a Ford Explorer.
Now here is the best part, Sheriff Whittington also that he would be sending copies of his
letter to all of Louisiana's 63 other sheriffs and their respective departments.
Although local media has reached out to both Hixson Ford and Ford's corporate office
for comment, as of yesterday neither had replied.
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