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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doubling down on stupid. How delicious!
If ANYONE out there still need another article to get you to stop watching the NFL, shame on you.
This is getting to be more than silly! I am thinking these guys have taken too many hits to the head.
Bet Sherman didn’t mind a bit when King Barack I never referred to “we.” It was nothing but “I” and “me.”
Or hits from a bong.
Ya think?
‘If an American can’t air their grievances to the republic for which it stands, then where can they air their grievances?’
After the game @sshat.
I couldn’t watch but a few seconds of it, but CNN had some sort of “town hall” thing with tales of all the do-gooding the NFL does. Featured all the usual suspects. It aired last hour.
No fear of backlash from the owner, but what about backlash from the public, from the fans, from the cratering of TV ratings, decline in attendance, audible boos from the crowd, etc.????
This is fascinating to watch. They keep digging themselves deeper when the way out of their hole is so obvious to anyone who isn’t in there with them.
Guess they were ok with this from bammy.
They don’t even care if they win games anymore. Look at that Steelers coach. He should be explaining why they lost that game. Instead, they talk about Trump. What a bunch of losers!
Listen carefully, players, coaches, league office. I'm going to give you a piece of free advice.
NO ONE. NO! ONE! has told any of you that you cannot speak out on what you see as injustice. Not a single person!
What is being objected to is your desecrating the national anthem and putting your personal politics ahead of a three and a half minute song honoring all that's good in this country. If there wasn't any "good" in this country, there wouldn't be a single one of you standing (er, kneeling) there!
The NFL and its media propagandist-collaborators are very selective when it comes to these protests, aren't they?
This is up there with the guy who finds his wife in bed with another man then yells “this will go in the news as a murder/suicide!” He then points the gun at his own head, at which point wife and lover burst into laughter.
“Don’t laugh,” he said.
“You’re next.”
The NFL in a nutshell.
This is up there with the guy who finds his wife in bed with another man then yells “this will go in the news as a murder/suicide!” He then points the gun at his own head, at which point wife and lover burst into laughter.
“Don’t laugh,” he said.
“You’re next.”
The NFL in a nutshell.
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