I was never worried. Some of the NFL owners maybe a different shade of bigot than Rush but they know black, brown and yellow folks watch the games, buy tickets, jerseys and merchandise. Goodell and owners aren't stupid.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <dar...@...> wrote: > > > Everybody chill. We got this. > > NEW YORK (Reuters) - Controversial conservative talk show host Rush > Limbaugh has been dropped from a group trying to buy the St. Louis > Rams after several black NFL players objected and the league > commissioner weighed in against Limbaugh's "divisive comments." > > "It has become clear that his (Limbaugh's) involvement in our group > has become a complication and a distraction to our intentions," said > SPC Worldwide Chairman Dave Checketts, who is leading the bid to buy > the National Football League team and keep it in St. Louis. > > "We have decided to move forward without him and hope it will > eventually lead us to a successful conclusion," Checketts said in an > emailed statement. > > Several black NFL players have told newspaper reporters they would > never play for a team owned by Limbaugh because of remarks they found > racially objectionable, including his comment that the media wanted > Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb to succeed because he > is black. > > Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Tuesday said he could not > consider voting to approve Limbaugh as an owner because of comments > that were "inappropriate, incendiary and insensitive," according to > an Associated Press report posted on the NFL's website. > > According to the report, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told the NFL > Fall League Meeting: "I think divisive comments are not what the NFL > is all about. I would not want to see those kind of comments from > people who are in a responsible position within the NFL." > > Checketts' group is bidding for the Rams as part of a sale being > conducted by Goldman Sachs. While the process limits Checketts on > what he can say, he obtained special permission to clarify the > investor group's intentions, he said. > > A spokeswoman for Limbaugh could not immediately be reached for comment. > > Checketts, who owns the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues, > wants to keep the Rams based in St. Louis, and to bolster these > efforts, his group had invited Missourians to join them, leading to > Limbaugh getting involved. > > Limbaugh was to have had a limited partnership role, said Checketts, > and little day-to-day involvement. > > A native of Missouri, Limbaugh is one of the most highly paid figures > in broadcast media and an ardent football fan who came close to > landing a spot as a commentator on "Monday Night Football" on ABC in > 2000. > > Three years later, Limbaugh, who played football in high school, > joined ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown." > > After a month on the show, he resigned amid controversy over his > remarks about McNabb. > > Limbaugh was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and later worked for > the Kansas City Royals baseball team. > > Forbes magazine recently valued the Rams at $913 million, ranking > them 25th out of 32 NFL teams. >
