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‘Cut It Out’ NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch wants Trump to stop criticizing the NFL – ‘You have no understanding of why [players] take a knee’ in the national anthem controversy

Posted on July 19, 2018 by konniemoments in News, Sports // 0 Comments

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NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch would rather Donald Trump stops criticizing the NFL over the national anthem controversy because he ‘has no understanding of why they take a knee’
The 69-year-old film producer said he hopes Trump will ‘have much more going on that he’s going have to deal with… than worrying about what NFL players do’
Tisch, who inherited his father Preston Robert Tisch’s stake in the team, also wants Trump to lay off the league’s owners – many of whom happen to be GOP donors
Beginning with a September rally in Alabama, Trump has turned the controversy over the NFL players protesting during the anthem into a regular theme for his political tirades, a constant theme 
In May the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell announced a new policy, giving players the option of stayimg in the locker room instead, but compelling all team personnel on the field to stand during the anthem 
PresidentTrump told a crowd on July 5 that the NFL’s compromise might be ‘worse’
Steve Tisch 1Movie producer Steve Tisch [photo], co-owner of the NY Giants co-owner is advising president Trump to focus on more pressing national issues rather than meddle in NFL/player relations 
New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch thinks President Donald Trump has missed the point of NFL players’ protests over racial inequality and he hopes to hear less from the White House during the 2018 season.
The award-winning film producer told The Hollywood Reporter at a recent premiere, that Trump ‘has no understanding of why they take a knee or why they’re protesting.’
‘Hopefully he’ll have much more going on that he’s going have to deal with and should deal with and must deal with than worrying about what NFL players do,’ Tisch said.
Tisch, 69, who won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1995 for producing ‘Forrest Gump,’ recently purchased the Beverly Hills home of Jonah Hill’s late brother, music manager Jordan Feldstein, for $10million.
Trump on NFL players' Anthem protest.jpgDonald Trump inserted himself into the player’s national anthem controversy in September when he criticized the NFL for condoning the protest
His expressed view comes on the heels of the NFL enacting a policy to penalize teams whose players kneel during the national anthem, New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch says he hopes fans have heard the last from President Donald Trump on the controversy.
The protests began in 2016 when then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem as a moral campaign to raise awareness about inequality and police brutality against minorities.
He has remained a free agent since March of 2017, as many teams have passed on the opportunity to sign the talented player, seen as lightening rod by some power brokers.
Colin Kaepernick [center] 1.pngGenesis:  Former-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick [center] tried to raise awareness about inequality and police brutality against minorities, when he took a knee for the anthem, beginning in 2016
Tisch, who inherited his father Preston Robert Tisch’s stake in the team, also wants Trump to lay off the league’s 32 owners – many of whom happen to be donors.
‘When the new season starts,’ Tisch continued, ‘I hope his priorities are not criticizing the NFL and telling owners what to do and what not to do.’
Beginning with a September rally in Alabama, Trump has turned the controversy over the protests into a constant theme.
‘Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when someone disrespects our flag to say, “Get that son of a b**** off the field right now,”‘ Trump told a cheering crowd in Alabama on September 22. ‘”Out. He’s fired. He’s fired.”‘
Trump has more than a passing tie to majority of NFL owners.
Several NFL owners donated $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration fund in 2016, while several others pitched in the campaigns with significant amounts. One such owner, the New York Jets’ Woody Johnson, ultimately accepted the position as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, where he is still serving.
Wellington Mara, Donald and Melania Trump Frank Gifford [far right], and his son Cody.pngLong association:  Late Giants owner Wellington Mara (far left], Donald and Melania Trump pictured alongside the late Giants running back Frank Gifford [far right] and his son Cody
John Kelly, Woody Johnson and Donald Trump.pngNew York Jets owner, ambassador Woody Johnson [second left], confers with Gen. John Kelly seen alongside Trump during the President’s recent visit to the UK
The protests began in 2016 when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started a moral campaign. He refused to stand for the national anthem as a way to raise awareness about inequality and police brutality against minorities.
The demonstrations were primarily a reaction to the escalating trend of deaths of African-American men at the hands of law enforcement.
The NFL did not institute any rule requiring players to stand for the anthem during the 2017 season, which resulted in further criticism from Trump.In May the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell changed course and announced a new policy: Players will no longer be required to be on the field during the anthem – a rule that began in 2009 – but anyone on the field of play will be required to stand. Teams can be fined for any personnel not standing, and they have the right to fine players individually. Giants CEO and co-owner John Mara believes the NFL’s new anthem policy is the right move.
Richard Goodell [left] and John Mara [right] 1.pngFinessing the anthem tension: NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell [left] fashioned a compromise new policy on the national anthem issue.  Giants CEO and co-owner John Mara [right] believes the NFL’s new anthem policy will help soothe ruffled feathers
In May, however, the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell changed course and announced a new policy, pushing a rule that began in 2009 : Players will no longer be required to be on the field during the anthem – a – but anyone on the field of play will be required to stand. Teams can be fined for any personnel not standing, and they have the right to fine players individually.
Trump criticized that compromise earlier this month.
NFL players protest 2.pngThose ‘sons of b******’  ought to be fired’ says Donald Trump of protesting NFL players
Trump has referred to protesting players as ‘sons of b******’ and called for them to be fired
‘I think in many respects, that’s worse,’ Trump said on July 5. ‘Isn’t that worse than not standing? I think that’s worse… I actually think in many ways it’s worse.’
Addressing the issue, Giants other co-owner, president and CEO John Mara, told Sirius in May that he thought the new policy was the right move.
‘We’ve been supportive of those in the past who have decided to protest, but I think we’ve gotten to a point now where it’s become such a divisive issue that I think it’s important that we come out of here with a policy that everybody can respect and adhere to,’ said Mara.

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