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NFL players and coaches talk Trump, chance of more protests
The Gwinnett Daily Post ^ | September 27, 2017 | CNN Staff

Posted on 09/27/2017 6:56:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Three days after NFL players locked arms to protest President Trump's criticisms of those who kneel during the National Anthem, the topic remained on the minds of many around the league.

Players and coaches took podiums during the NFL's weekly media day to field questions about the protests and whether they'll demonstrate again this weekend. Trump, meanwhile, continued to hammer the league for its handling of the protests.

"The NFL is in a very bad box. You cannot have people disrespecting our national anthem, our flag, our country. And in my opinion, the NFL has to change or you know what's going to happen. In my opinion, their business is going to go to hell," Trump said outside the White House.

Here is what some players and coaches had to say Wednesday:

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin

"If an American can't air their grievances to the republic for which it stands, then where can they air their grievances? And when you have the President of our country basically saying, 'I don't want to hear your protest, I don't want to hear your grievances,' then I think that's where we have the challenge."

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman

"Our President gets into the 'we' and 'them' kind of conversations and, you know, sometimes you wonder, who's 'we' and who's 'them'?"

Sherman added, "I think when you're the President of the United States and you're talking about fellow Americans, you always have to say 'we' ... or you become divisive."

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy

The coach said he would stand with his players in locked arms ahead of the Packers' "Thursday Night Football" showdown against division rival the Chicago Bears.....

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TOPICS: Politics; Sports
KEYWORDS: blacks; football; nflowners; nflprotest; protests; trump; trumpnfl
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To: Dilbert San Diego

We’ve lived w/o NFL football before; we’ve lived without watching for over 100 years. It bears repeating.


101 posted on 09/28/2017 4:06:22 AM PDT by V K Lee (DJT: "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. ")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So far, nothing has been exchanged but words, and gestures.

There have been no fines, maybe one firing, and a misplaced reprimand.


102 posted on 09/28/2017 4:29:59 AM PDT by FrankR (On the knees is no good, a man on the knees is only half a man.....)
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To: txnativegop

Doubling?!? These idiots have OCTUPLED down on stupid....


103 posted on 09/28/2017 5:09:33 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

BOYCOTT THE NFL ...NATIONAL FELON LEAGUE.... clowns and thugs...
let them take the jobs they deserve.... cleaning toilets and porta pots


104 posted on 09/28/2017 6:09:42 AM PDT by zzwhale
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