Conscience and Football

“The National Football League has expanded its list of banned substances to include the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, the league confirmed on Wednesday.

“Although the N.F.L. has long banned substances such as anabolic steroids and growth hormones, the First Amendment is believed to be the only right guaranteed by the Constitution to be included on the list.

“Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League, said that, by adding the First Amendment to the list of banned substances, the N.F.L was establishing a ‘policy of zero tolerance on tolerance.’”

—Andy Borowitz, writer, “N.F.L. Adds First Amendment to List of Banned Substances,” The New Yorker, May 24, 2018.

• Editorial Comment: America’s Game.

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