Posted on 09/25/2017 11:09:40 AM PDT by mandaladon
During the playing of the National Anthem prior to the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Chicago Bears game on Sunday, left tackle Alejandro Villanueva was the only Steeler to come out and stand.
According to Pennlive.com, Villanueva’s action caught teammates by surprise — as it had been voted on a day earlier, and decided by a slim majority that the team would remain in the locker room.
“I was looking for 100 percent participation,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said during his post-game news conference. “We were going to be respectful of our football team.”
On that basis, Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless agreed that Villanueva — a former Army Ranger with a distinguished service record in Afghanistan — should not have come out for the Anthem.
“It didn’t work for him to step out of the tunnel,” Bayless said during Monday’s edition of Undisputed. “If, in fact, you had all agreed, you had voted whether a majority or unanimously, to do this as a team to stay up in the tunnel until the Anthem was done. And Mike Tomlin was clear.”
Bayless’s colleague, Shannon Sharpe, agreed.
Teams, they always take the military mentality, because it’s all for one, one for all. Whatever we decide to do that’s what we’re going to do. He went on his own. I get it. He was in the military. I commend him for his service.
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Hmmm Interesting.
A former US Army Ranger with 3 tours is being accused of violating the sanctity of UNIT COHESION.
Yet, when one IN THE MILITARY speaks out against homos, cross dressers, weirdos in general - in the name of UNIT COHESION - he is ostracized and if high enough in rank may be summarily dismissed.
Colin & his Muslim girlfriend who is a big supporter of Black Lives Matter started this.
Kneeling was in support of BLM’s false narrative!
BLM is a racist terrorist group that promotes the killing of INNOCENT police officers!
What Villanueva did was follow the rules. That is what you do in the military if you are given an unlawful order.
You are bleeding out of your whatever over the only guy who followed the rules?
Go bang your head against your desk until you pass out.
We voted on it and it was unanimous.
Choose your team.
Villanueva did. He just didn’t chose the Kneelers. So he will be drummed out.
Funny thing. I know more about which players and teams disrespected our country by what they did and said, than I know about what they did on the field during the game. I do not know who won games or what the standings are and now I don’t care to find out.
[”I get it. He was in the military.”]
Patronizing know-nothing jackass.
“It didn’t work for him to step out of the tunnel,”
You mean it didn’t work for YOU right Skip, you sh**head phony.
That is why I never watch First Take or Undisputed anymore, both shows spew nothing but Left wing garbage!
I knew that both he and that Leftist Max Kellerman would be defending the anti-American kneel downs.
Whoever this scum bag is can go f%^k himself.
Free speech, right AHole?
Skip Bayless is and always have been a cuck that always sides to the other side in these “morning Debate” shows.
Hence there is no reason to watch these sport shows as the Left’s definition of “Freedom Of Speech” is you can speak your opinion as long as you agree with the liberal line.
Skip Bayless.
Always wrong.
SENATOR Alejandro Villanueva
Jealous NFL pkayers, are you??
Alejandro Villanueva has a Senate seat waiting for him.
He does not need dirtbag players. Lol
Villanueva means new house, but new Senate seat will do just fine.
skip, I am pretty certain a majority of the team of AMERICANS agree one should lay aside the politics and stand in silence and respect for the National ANthem. Leave, Mr. Villaneuva alone, and quit bullying. Our ‘kneeling’ will be in ignoring the NFL and waiting for the high paid thugs to come to their senses. I saw a pic this morn of the Tuskegee Airmen lined up at attention, respecting the country and the flag. They had nothing of what these losers today have, but still had honor and respect for a country they loved.
All big business did a long time ago.
NBA and NFL are destroying black culture. Black kids all think they’re going to be pro stars and so they ignore the things they need to be doing instead to improve themselves as people.
Sports in general are given way too much importance in our society. It’s time to evaluate all our priorities and get our heads on straight for a change. Starting with the long overdue demise of the NFL and the NBA.
Villanueva is the only player who deserves to play. All the rest should be fired for not honoring their country and its flag.
Not to mention Hip Hop.
Skip Bayless??? I always do.
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