I think the language at sporting events needs to be cleaned up.
Racial or gay slurs of any kind aren’t needed, so I hope this rule passes. This isn’t just about the word Nigger, it is about all demeaning language that can be heard in ear shot of kids sometimes.
The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity in the NFL, expects the league to institute a rule where players would be penalized 15 yards for using the N-word on the field.
John Wooten, the head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, anticipates that the NFL’s competition committee will enact the rule at the owners’ meeting next month.
Wooten, who previously has urged all players to stop using the N-word, thinks the NFL will rule an automatic 15-yard penalty for first-time offenders and an ejection for second infractions.
There are more creative ways to trash talk than using slurs. Richard Sherman is a good example of that, never heard him curse or use slurs, but he still is one of the best trash talkers in the game.