Posted on 05/13/2014 5:43:23 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins have fined and suspended safety Don Jones for Tweeting his disapproval of a same-sex kiss that aired on ESPN this past weekend.
ESPN carried footage of Michael Sam’s reaction on Saturday as he learned that he had been selected by the St. Louis Rams, making their 249th choice overall. Sam and his partner Vito Cammisano embraced and kissed each other on national television upon receipt of the news, drawing applause from some and disapproval from others.
Miami Dolphins safety Don Jones was among those who expressed his disagreement of the public act, commenting on Twitter that he found it to be “horrible.”
He later removed the Tweet and one other surrounding the matter, but on Sunday, team officials leveled Jones with a fine—the amount of which has not been announced—and suspended him from the team until he participates in sensitivity training.
“We were disappointed to read Don’s Tweets during the NFL Draft,” Coach Joe Philbin wrote in a statement. “They were inappropriate and unacceptable, and we regret the negative impact these comments had on such an important weekend for the NFL. We met with Don about respect, discrimination and judgment. These comments are not consistent with the values and standards of our program. We will continue to emphasize and educate our players that these statements will not be tolerated.”
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I am DONE with the NFL. I promise to not watch a single game this year!
Dude! Where’s my First Amendment?!
1984 is around the corner.
As the commie libs like to say, “CHILLING”.
Why not just burn him at the stake?
What does any of you expect? Miami is a FAGGOT “Paradise”!
being MOZILLA-ed....is becoming quite trendy
Thought Police...
Tolerance on display. Celebrate diversity! That is as long as your opinions and statements on issues exactly match the liberals’... Espouse an opinion on an issue no in line with the liberal agenda and you’ll very quickly see just how tolerant they really are of diversity.
So far there is still relative sanity in MLB.
A couple of years back Torii Hunter said he wouldn’t feel comfortable with a homosexual in the locker room. I expected lightning but little more was said about it.
You have first amendment rights. He said what he wanted to say but a private company can disagree and take action. I cannot say at my job that I don’t like black people and expect to keep my job. Free Speech is always allowed, consequences may be provided though.
Dude, that was like years ago.
The NFL stands for “Nazi Faggot Lovers”
Me too....
We need 10,000 Christians to picket the Miami Dolphins office over there failure to protect the Freedom of Speech. DON’T say a thing about SODOMY. Demand answers on why this athlete was denied his right to have an opinion.
I hope the Dolphins SUCK this year.
I hope Philbin gets fired.
Roger Goodell is RUINING the NFL.
Sam will be on the practice squad until he qualifies for social security.
Maybe it’s time for a little payback to the “team officials” who issued this ridiculous punishment.
THERE IS NO KISSING IN FOOTBALL!
Hmmm..... Interesting word “Nazi”. You chose that word carefully....
Never liked the Dolphoons anyway.
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