NFL to Penalize On-Field Use of Racial Slurs, Forgets "Redskin" Is a Racial Slur http://t.co/B7UYHAjge3 | cc @EdgeofSports @ChrisWarcraft
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The NFL is preparing to implement a rule banning the use of the n-word in games. The first time a players uses it and is caught by a referee a 15-year penalty will be assessed. If the same player is caught using it a second time he will be ejected from the game.
Implementation of the rule is being strongly pushed for by the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an organization that "promotes diversity and equality of job opportunity in the coaching, front office and scouting staffs of National Football League teams."
It's expected to be adopted by the NFL competition committee at March’s owners meetings.
“I will be totally shocked if the competition committee does not uphold us on what we’re trying to do,” said John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance. “We want this word to be policed from the parking lot to the equipment room to the locker room. Secretaries, PR people, whoever, we want it eliminated completely and want it policed everywhere.”
There's been no mention of any other racial slurs being banned. Some players aren't sure if the word can be policed. Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark told ESPN it will be difficult.
Ryan Clark
"I think it's going to be really tough to legislate this rule, to find a way to penalize everyone who uses this word," Ryan said. "And it's not going to be white players using it toward black players. Most of the time you hear it, it's black players using the word."
Fans don't get it either. In an ESPN SportNation poll, nearly 52,000 sports enthusiasts voted. 61% of them didn't think the NFL should adopt this rule.
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