Posted: 5/5/2008 1:11:55 PM EDT
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Not suprising really, many employers have policies in place about firearms on premises. To go further with their recommendation NFL players do not possess firearms - I'd say that it's because to the league, and to the teams, the players are an investment. Many discourage behavior such as riding motorcycles as well. I seem to recall one player having that clause written into his contract. My cousin's BF is in the NFL...I'll have to ask him if he signed anything like that next weekend. |
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Geez, I guess there is a concern that if your on the company time you might be violating laws with all the traveling accross state lines but this has got to be the most poorly written company policy in the history of HR departments. Would anyone take this policy seriously? |
What's so hard to understand? No firearms on company grounds, anywhere, ever. Please don't hurt yourself, you are an investment to us...so practice firearms safety if you choose to own a weapon. |
I guess you missed the part about hotels/motels and parking areas. One more reason I have little to no respect for pro-sports. |
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I wouldn't sweat it. As mentioned earlier, most contracts also have a no-motorcycle clause in them. They are not forbidding them from owning a gun, or carrying it. They are only forbidding it from doing it during league business, which is fine. If you don't like the rule, you can work within the system to change it, or you can leave the league. I don't see the problem. I can't say I blame them, anyway. The NFL works extremely hard to protect the image that they portray in public. You have to remember that alot of social undesirables are also in the NFL, and that they sometimes have the tendency to get in trouble. They are trying to be proactive so that they have recourse in case an incident does happen. |
Who is the BF? Many contracts have specific clauses prohibiting activities such as motorcycles, sky diving, scuba diving, etc |
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 Sounds like something an ignorant 15 year old Brady wanna-be would say."Durrr...guns is bad. They can kills you when they are sitting in a car." |
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If the public image of an NFL player with a gun were that of Brett Favre, an avid hunter, instead the latest bad-ass disturbing the peace of some nightclub, then this would be a non-issue. A little bit of self-policing in the behavior department might not be a bad idea. www.wildriverswhitetails.com/html/hunts.html |
Just another reason I enjoy NASCAR over any other sport. Unless they also have this attitude toward guns. If anyone knows fill me in. |
+1 I agree, of coarse the NFL is a business and will take an inner city convict bad ass any day of the week to make a buck in the long run. Thats life, too bad. |
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"Legal Possession. In some circumstances, such as for sport or protection, you may legally possess a firearm or other weapon. However, we strongly recommend that you not do so. " WTF?? At the last Superbowl I went to, the NRA was a major benefactor and had donated tens of thousands to the NFL. Where does the NFL get off with such a statement? |
Really? So send a link to Cris Cox or the NRA News. Maybe even call in to the CAm and Company show tonight. |
IIRC Sean Taylor had a felony conviction. Therefore he could not posess anyway. What's ridiculous about this is that there are so many Profesional Athletes in all sports that CCW. They have to because of the high profile nature of being a Pro Athlete. I saw an interview with a MLB Player one time and he said he never leaves home without being armed. He said he didn't carry at first until he almost got mugged by a guy who recognized him and figured he was carrying alot of cash or had expensive jewelry. He said all of the other players he knew carried all of the time. |
ya, I dunno if taylor was a felon or not. Like you said, I was more pointing out that they're high profile targets, and relying on a bat or knife to defend your home or yourself is a piss poor strategy. |
well, you see, when a company is paying millions of dollars to players and getting back billions in revenue, it's good practice to make sure your investment doesn't end up dead. |
I DID JUST THAT  I put it as a talk back comment after I read your post and believe it or not I was answered on Cam and Company within the first six or so minutes before Uncle Ted came on  Check out the response on Cam and Company for the 5th of May.
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you can take the boy out of the hood but you can't take the hood outta dat boy
Way to go! Cam didn't seem to think much of the NFL policy either. |