Posted on 09/23/2017 5:33:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump's comments on Friday in Alabama that NFL teams should cut any player who protests during the national anthem left a bad taste in the mouths of many players, and it turns out multiple ownership groups took issue with his speech as well.
"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a b---- off the field right now," Trump said to a cheering crowd in Huntsville. "Out. He's fired. He's fired."
Commissioner Roger Goodell called out the president for his remarks, and players from Richard Sherman to LeSean McCoy and more shared their responses on Twitter. But they weren't alone in criticizing the president for his comments.
Giants owners John Mara and Steve Tisch released a statement Saturday:
"Comments like we heard last night from the president are inappropriate, offensive and divisive. We are proud of our players, the vast majority of whom use their NFL platform to make a positive difference in our society."(continued)
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Imagine the division with in the teams. This is better than the Dems eating themselves
Trump is disrespecting the disrespectful.
President Trump has the greatest talent for smoking out the liberal gutless PC rats. Welcome to the light you fruitcakes. The reckoning.
This, plus Aaron Hernandez’ severe CTE diagnosis, should be the last nail in football’s coffin for intelligent human beings.
I would love to see fans walking out of the stadium.
These bastards can’t respect the president’s opinion? The USA? The police? That’s out of the question?
It will be very interesting to see what happens during the opening ceremonies at tomorrow’s games. Suspect there will be immense pressure on players to kneel to show “solidarity”. Wonder if any fans will walk out or respond in some way. Could get ugly. Trump may end up ordering that no Servicemen in uniform will be allowed to participate in ceremonies and no more fly overs.
49ers and Giants are total losers, literally.
Green Bay and Dolphins are mediocre.
Not seeing any whining from any the elite teams so far; maybe they’re not as worried about losing fans as bad teams.
I personally love that Trump said what he said; these anti American idiots can go soak. Screw all of ‘em.
You would’ve thought by now the lefatrds would’ve figured out they can’t take on the Donald and not bleed.
He keeps baiting them and they keep swallowing the hook.
Love it.
Trump dared them to
They are too stupid to not oblige
BINGO
Been dead to me since the middle of last season.
They actually responded this way??? Wow, I’m now borderline hating the NFL.
You wont see it unless your there as the big 3 wont show it
So stay tuned here for complete coverage of the Great 2017 NFL Walk-out
Yes. To the NFL leftists, the only real American is an Anti-American.
They could all start standing with sparklers and eagles on their shoulder pads, it doesn’t matter to me. The NFL has been a garbage product for years, catering to the lowest common denominator to become popular. Congratulations morons, you now have a league full of chest slapping displays, fruity celebration prancing, and now anthem kneeling to somehow protest blacks being shot by police. Truly a garbage sport.
Freegards
Hey NFL, the truth hurts.
Especially when you see bankruptcy staring you in the face because of anti-Americanism.
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