XFL CEO and commissioner Oliver Luck recently appeared on former Green Bay Packers linebacker AJ Hawkās podcast,Ā The HawkCast.Ā On the matter of players standing for the national anthem in theĀ relaunch of the XFL here is what he had to say:
āVince feels strongly about that, so that will be one of those things that will differentiate us from the NFL. Remember, unlike the NFL we will not have a union when we start. There wonāt be collective bargainingā¦.we could say to a player, āHey there is a clause in the contract that says I hereby agree to stand for the National Anthem.ā
āPeriod. End of story. That wonāt have to be collectively bargained. My position would be as long as a player knows beforehand that thatās part of the contract then thatās a workplace rule and we can enforce that workplace rule.
āIf you go into a contractual situation, knowing what the workplace rules are, youāre obligated to follow those rules, otherwise there will be consequences.ā