The NFL has always been a place where you "lay it out on the field," people are tackling each other as hard as they can and sometimes situations occur. People get angry and aggressive and say or do things that are in the heat of the moment. A recent issue that is severely taking a toll in the NFL is the use of the N word. Players are calling other players this foul word and some players are getting very upset with this. When football started many players were called the "N word," but this was because racial discrimination in society back then was very high. Now a days, there should be no need to ever say such thing to another player, not even jokingly--because that word is a derogative, degrading word. The NFL believes it can go back into its rule book, Section 3, article 1b and penalize players for saying such thing (15 yard penalty). Do you believe that they should be punished for saying such word? It is believed that many players throw around the word jokingly to other players. How would the referee know what is a joke and what is a serious racial slur? This is going to become a big deal if the game is on the line and the referee calls a penalty for the use of a foul word, when maybe it was a joke all along? This rule has been seen throughout the NFL with many players getting angry and using profanity with referees. I'm very curious to see how this impacts the NFL in years to come.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24459109/report-nfl-feels-it-can-punish-racial-slurs-on-field-with-existing-rules
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