NEVER NEVER FORGET
ALMOST 3,000 INNOCENT AMERICANS WERE MURDERED ON 9/11 BY EVIL COWARDLY MUSLIMS IN THE NAME OF ISLAM
HILLARY CLINTON WANTS TO CONTINUE OBAMA'S IMPORTATION OF MUSLIM 'REFUGEES' ON A MASSIVE SCALE.
Posted on 09/10/2016 1:41:26 PM PDT by xzins
Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson had planned to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 on the field this Sunday.
He had cleats specially designed in their honor.
The NFL has threatened to fine Williamson for wearing the cleats on the field, but two police union chiefs have vowed to pay the fine.
Now, Williamson has caved to pressure from the No Fun League.
He will not wear the cleats on Sunday.
From Tennesseean:
The NFL squashed Titans starting linebacker Avery Williamson’s plan to use fancy footwear to honor those who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Williamson was going to wear custom patriotic cleats during the Titans’ home opener against the Vikings on Sunday, the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but those plans changed when a league representative called to inform him about a looming fine for violating uniform code.
“I don’t want to draw negative attention, so I’m just going to focus on playing the game,” Williamson told The Tennessean on Friday. “Once I heard from them, I didn’t even try to argue anything. I just left it alone. I didn’t want to press the issue.”
The star-spangled blue cleats with red- and white-striped Nike swooshes were airbrushed by True Blue Customs in Lexington, Ky. They feature the words “Never Forget” and “9/11” on the back of each shoe, with the “11” representing the Twin Towers. The NFL mandates all teammates wear the same color scheme on their shoes.
Williamson is instead auctioning the cleats to benefit Operation Warrior Wishes, plus offering a meet and greet, two VIP tickets to a Titans home game and an autographed jersey.
“I’m going to try to get a couple of veterans to come to a game,” Williamson said. “I feel like just reaching out to people, helping them, somebody that’s served our country, I feel like that’s a great honor, so I wanted to do something nice for them. I feel like it’s a great cause.”
Help #Honor911🇺🇸Holding auction for @Wishes4Warriors with a meet/greet,tickets+cleats
READ: https://t.co/OprfEiKcvZ pic.twitter.com/EeUkew3NeA
— Avery Williamson (@AWilliamson54) September 8, 2016
Of course the NFL is upset a player wishes to honor 9/11, but has little problem with players sitting for the National Anthem.
Oops, just read another article. Asking to have that removed.
LOL! May the Viking Kitties understand it was a mistake.
I didn’t see it. Which team(s)?
ping to article
lol
They have succeeded!!!!
A satanic, demonic halftime show. Turned it off.
Football fans, just say “no” to the NFL. Hit them where it hurts. Shut them down! Don’t tune in and don’t go to games.
“F” the NFL.
cancel all tv tickets and buy nothing.
Too bad!
He lost his entitlement to free speech.
FU-NFL....
Do something else. You will be amazed how satisfying it can be.
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