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ELEVEN Cleveland Browns kneel during the National Anthem
ESPN ^ | 8/21/2017 | Peter McManamon

Posted on 08/21/2017 8:13:50 PM PDT by longsufferingjetsfan

CLEVELAND -- Eleven Cleveland Browns players knelt in a circle during the national anthem prior to Monday's preseason game against the New York Giants.

While the group knelt behind the Cleveland bench in front of the Gatorade buckets, several other players stood nearby and put their hands on a kneeling teammate's shoulder in support.

Those who took a knee were tight end Seth DeValve, running backs Duke Johnson Jr. and Terrence Magee, safeties Jabrill Peppers and Calvin Pryor, cornerback Jamar Taylor, receivers Kenny Britt and Ricardo Louis, linebackers Chris Kirksey and Jamie Collins, and running back Isaiah Crowell (who was not in uniform).

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To: basalt
Most bizarre, most violent race on earth

False.

Before Lyndon Johnson's welfare policies were instituted, Black families had as low a rate of out of wedlock births as White families did. Violent crime rates were also immensely lower. Government policy has almost single-handedly created this mess—dependency, hopelessness, and the destruction of the Black family unit.

It's nothing genetic or intrinsic. It's cultural, economic, and political. As usual, Blacks have the Democrats to thank for their modern "prosperity"...

181 posted on 08/21/2017 10:53:49 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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To: Yardstick; catnipman
What is it about the OL role that requires special smarts? ,/em>

I would guess knowing all the complete playbook almost as well as the QB. What special blocking schemes were in every play.

Run blocking and pass protection, etc. DL have mostly just to read run vs. pass and adjust what they do best.

182 posted on 08/21/2017 10:54:09 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: boycott

A 25-year old high schooler. Figures.


183 posted on 08/21/2017 10:54:26 PM PDT by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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To: longsufferingjetsfan

No, Frisbee Golf is the ultimate snowflake sport. No one cares if you win or lose playing that.


184 posted on 08/21/2017 10:56:38 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: sargon

and they cant figure this out huh??


185 posted on 08/21/2017 10:57:34 PM PDT by basalt
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To: sargon
From all I have read, blacks from more normal countries are far different than American negors.

Guy with a heavy British accent at my gym is the most open, friendly guy you can imagine, absolutely not a hint of inner city attitude. Only a guy that was fresh out of engineering school where I worked was as "normal", likely as it was somewhat forced on him. When we would josh out of earshot of management, he was as raunchy as you might expect, but he knew how to turn it on and off.

He knew who he could relax with, but still has the ghetto thing in his head to some extent.

186 posted on 08/21/2017 10:59:45 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: budj
What’s the NFL?

Nothing that I've noticed in over two years. Not a single game. Not a minute of airtime. Not missed.

187 posted on 08/21/2017 11:01:31 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: longsufferingjetsfan

Cleveland Browns? Continuing to be losers.


188 posted on 08/21/2017 11:08:16 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: sargon

“...Black families had as low a rate of out of wedlock births as White families did...”

The stats I saw showed Black families in the 1930s had an illegitimacy (there’s that old-fashioned term) rate roughly equal to White families of the 1990s. It was about double the White rate if measured in the same time period.


189 posted on 08/21/2017 11:09:12 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a Russian AK-47 and a French bikini.)
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To: Monterrosa-24

Garbage in garbage out.

Not for long has been feces for years.


190 posted on 08/21/2017 11:15:02 PM PDT by 80skid
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To: toldyou

Agrred.


191 posted on 08/21/2017 11:15:31 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: I Drive Too Fast

Agreed.


192 posted on 08/21/2017 11:15:53 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: TigerClaws

“They see Kaeperdick getting honored constantly. He’s even getting museum exhibits for his stupidity.”

Has Kaeperdick been hired, yet?

I know the IQs are pretty low in the NFL, but who would think that being a show-boating anti-American ahole would be a good career move?

Don’t these morons have agents or advisors? You’d think the teams would immediately put down this kind of idiocy because of the bottom line


193 posted on 08/21/2017 11:16:08 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America. Treat them accordingly.)
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To: PGR88
Re: “I thought the destruction of the NFL would take longer, but I think its going to move ahead quite quickly now.”

I agree.

Besides the National Anthem boycott, there are too many teams and too many injuries to keep them staffed with professional quality players.

There are 32 teams, but just around 15 quarterbacks who play at a consistently high level, and probably 4 or more of those QBs will be out with injuries before the playoffs start.

72% of the players may be Black, but 80% of their pay comes from passionate white fans, like me, who are slowly saying goodbye to the NFL.

194 posted on 08/21/2017 11:17:06 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

I sold my personal seat licenses this year. Don’t these idiots know that the fans do not accept this commie crap like those who do but do not go to games?


195 posted on 08/21/2017 11:20:06 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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To: bray

“What is a Cleveland Brown?”

Now known as a Cleveland steamer.


196 posted on 08/21/2017 11:26:33 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America. Treat them accordingly.)
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To: Pontiac

Later


197 posted on 08/21/2017 11:39:35 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
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To: TBP

To paraphrase a famous quote from the 60’s Suppose they gave a Super Bowl and nobody came?


198 posted on 08/21/2017 11:39:47 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

It was a different world back then, wasn't it?   No dissing the flag from those guys.

Do you remember a defensive player from that general era who spent some time with the Colts, named "Big Daddy" Lipscomb?   His story was ultimately quite tragic, but he was pretty famous for a while back then.   Here's a video about him which features sound bites from several of his teammates, including Art Donovan:   "Big Daddy".

Here's another video about another interesting player from that general era, named Chuck Bednarik (born in Bethlehem!), who played both offense and defense (center and middle linebacker) for the Philadelphia Eagles:  "Chuck Bednarik".   I later found this video clip featuring the great running back, Jim Brown, talking about Chuck when he passed:   "Jim Brown Remembers Chuck Bednarik".

It's just not the same anymore, and I really won't miss watching these anti-Americans of today.


199 posted on 08/21/2017 11:41:34 PM PDT by Songcraft (Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
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To: longsufferingjetsfan

Freaking ungrateful arrogant pricks need to be tossed from the team. Screw the NFL! Boycott these clowns - and let the sponsors know you are doing so.


200 posted on 08/22/2017 12:09:53 AM PDT by JME_FAN
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