Posted on 09/10/2016 6:03:04 AM PDT by GailA
The National Football League's 97th season may get off to a rocky start if the entire Seattle Seahawks team follows through on a threat to sit during the national anthem on Sunday, the 15-year anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.
Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane has led the charge, but on Wednesday receiver Doug Baldwin said he may join his defensive teammate on the bench at the start of the game against the Miami Dolphins.
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Ping List please
Good way to turn people against the National Thugball League
I’m not sure if this is a good idea considering this coming Sunday is the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks—even in Seattle.
There is zero percent chance of everyone sitting, as there are White men on the team too.
All of them should be cut from the team.
Does that include Russell Wilson?
Liberals have been trying to kill football since the Teddy Roosevelt days.
Sounds to me like grounds for a non paid suspension.
Cancel the flippin’ game!
They can sit on their pampered, over paid, fat asses I don’t have to watch it on tv, or buy their tickets, or their merchandise, nor does anyone else. This kind of stunt requires an audience. Don’t give it to them. Remember, the NFL is just media.
Goodbye Seattle
You used to have such a promising future ... but with Lynch gone and now players that want to focus more on politics than football ... what could have been ...
I’m just about done with the Negroe Football League.
Time to send the NFL a Deplorable message - loss of $$$$$$.
Doug Baldwin via Twitter: “To express a desire to bring people together, our team will honor the country and flag in a pregame demonstration of unity.”
I guess, of course it’s the owner’s decision. But my view is ‘Protest on your own time, not on mine! I’m paying you to play football not make political statements’!
Seattle (the city) is as bad, if not worse, than SF.
A-holes can sit for the entire game for all I care.
Can’t wait for the fallout on this one! A whole team of douche bags being douche bags!!
go for the breaks......
broken arms, legs and maybe necks
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