September 27, 2017 | Frieda Powers
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Can\u2019t say no one saw this coming.<\/p>\n
Hardwick Clothing, America\u2019s oldest suit maker, is through dealing with the National Football League.<\/p>\n
The company\u2019s CEO, Cleveland businessman Allan Jones, blasted the League\u2019s \u201cunpatriotic behavior\u201d and directed\u00a0his advertising firm to pull ads for his companies during NFL games, The Chattanoogan\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cEffective immediately, please remove all commercials for Check into Cash, Buy Here Pay Here USA, or U.S. Money Shops from airing during NFL games this entire season,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Jones, who is also the CEO of the payday lending chain Check Into Cash, said Tuesday in a statement.\u00a0\u201cOur companies will not condone in any form the unpatriotic behavior demonstrated by the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n http:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericanLuvSong\/status\/913028886421819393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizpacreview.com%2F2017%2F09%2F27%2Fhistoric-us-clothing-company-yanks-ads-nfl-ceo-makes-no-bones-stands-541372<\/p>\n Jones, a supporter of President Trump, acknowledged that NFL players have the right to choose not to stand during the playing of the national anthem, but pointed out that, as a business owner, he also has a right to take his money elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I see Colin Kaepernick lecturing the \u2018oppressed\u2019 wearing a Fidel Castro T-shirt, you realize the hypocrisy to this stupidity. I love America. They have the right to protest and I have the right to turn off the channel and place our ads elsewhere,\u201d Jones said.\u00a0 \u201cThe next time someone ask the public to finance a stadium this will have a very long term effect. These guys should really be the lead plaintiffs in the head injury cases-that\u2019s the only jury that will find sympathy!\u201d<\/p>\n