Posted on 09/20/2020 2:24:14 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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Some of the team plans seemed more haphazard than Week One’s careful coordination. The Tennessee Titans were in the middle of pre-game warmups when the song started, causing the team to rush to the sidelines.
Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans, safety Kenny Vaccaro, and defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney took a knee, while defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons held his right fist in the air. Titans left guard Rodger Saffold knelt with center Ben Jones with his right hand on Saffold’s back. Right guard Nate Davis took a knee, as right tackle Dennis Kelly’s rested his left hand on Davis’ right shoulder.
Similarly, the Detroit Lions were caught heading toward their locker room when the anthem started. About 20 of the Lions turned and faced the flag from their end zone, with several kneeling.
The Philadelphia Eagles were out on the field during the national anthem, reversing last week’s decision to stay in the locker room during the song. The team remained on the sideline, with cornerback Darius Slay and safety Rodney McLeod kneeling and defensive tackle Malik Jackson and running back Miles Sanders raising fists. Several members of the Los Angeles Rams also kneeled.
In Dallas, defensive tackle Dontari Poe kneeled again, the lone member of the team to do so. Dallas owner Jerry Jones has expressed misgivings in the past about the practice, although his attitude has softened in the last few months. The live crowd in Dallas, where 50 percent capacity in the 80,000 seat venue is permitted, had no reaction to Poe’s protest.
Both the Cowboys and their opponents, the Atlanta Falcons, also had to scramble when the anthem started unexpectedly.
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They are really making a big effort to annoy their fans. Interesting business strategy.
It would be kind of fun to turn it on, turn it off, turn it on, turn it off. Watch them scramble, pose, stop, start talking, run to the locker, kneel, strike a pose...
This has become petty and sillier than a child’s game of Musical Chairs, or maybe I should spell it ‘Cheers’.
Yeah but a lot of people here still care about it. I know this because when I cared a lot about a girl and she left I was angry and still thought about her. When I did not care at all I didn’t think of her at all. If threads are still being put up about the NFL, it matters to people here. I would love the day when zero NFL threads are put up.
Hopefully by next year.
They can go to another country if they want to disrespect this one.
Wow. The NFL applies play-by-play coverage of their idiocy.
I want that on cspan.
I will continue to post this until I see it reported in the NY Times, WaPo, and on NBC, and CNN
Please share the letter on any other media sites that you use.
(Please disregard if you have already seen it)
Letter to the NFL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kcFR_uQwiw&feature=emb_logo
Time for someone else to stand up another American Football League and time it perfectly for when the bottom falls out of the NFL.
"Alright, now’s the time in the show when I like to give Denise a call and hang up on her."
what’s the “nfl”?
Does Hell count?
You win obscure reference of the day.
What a great skit that was.
huh?
What does an NFL player say to his girlfriend with two black eyes? Nothing- he’s already told her twice.
Ah geeze I guess figuratively. I don’t ever curse anyone. They are doing a lot of damage. They have no idea what message they’re sending out. Why don’t they read the constitution they’re opposing by disrespect the flag? They cannot find where it Promotes racism.
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