Posted on 09/22/2017 7:00:56 PM PDT by God luvs America
President Donald Trump criticized NFL players who lodge protests during the pregame national anthem, saying Friday night that he wished those players would be released and encouraging fans who are offended to walk out of stadiums.
Speaking at a political rally in Huntsville, Alabama, Trump said: "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. Out. He's fired! He's fired!"
Trump said the protests, which became public last year when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled for a preseason national anthem, are "hurting the game."
Trump didn't mention Kaepernick or any other NFL player specifically during the speech. The QB opted out of his contract with the 49ers during the offseason and has not been signed by a new team since.
"The only thing you could do better," Trump said, "is if you see it, even if it's just one player, leave the stadium. I guarantee things will stop. Things will stop. Just pick up and leave. Pick up and leave. Not the same game anymore, anyway."
Trump went on to say referees are "ruining the game" by calling 15-yard penalties for "beautiful" tackles. He also said that NFL ratings are down "massively, massively" because people prefer watching him. NFL ratings dropped eight percent in 2016 compared to 2015.
An NFL spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on what Trump said.
Yeah Popovich is a huge jacka@@ used to have a lot of respect for him(Even though Im a die hard Lakers fan) I love basketball, but seriously they just need to shut up and play ball. They can be liberal I could frankly care less what their political views are but keep it to themselves when they go on TV and trash HALF the country what do they expect to happen
Uh oh.
If Trump said it, the shit-sledding is gonna get serious for the NFL very soon.
CFL is great. It’s run, pass, then punt. As they say up there, “Anybody can get a first down in four tries. We do it in three! And where else can you get a rouge?”
Goodell’s dad was a Senator who lost because of the Vietnam war.
I love this Prez.
MAGA!
You and me both, FRiend, well said!
I'm tired of these SJW's, they think they're SO important....who cares?
Buh-bye!
College Football, Baby!
They should play the theme music from Patton when he speaks.
>> BOYCOTT ESPN!!!!
ESPN is Disney — a corporation we no longer seek to patronize.
Navy is 2-0 atop the ACC. Go Middies!
Florida sux this year.
At the risk of having this post taken down, I’m going to skip my internet cordiality to opine about this as I would in person.
The NFL goes Darth Vader when someone tries to sell knock-offs, but when their employees dishonor the country that made them rich, the act like a bunch of pussies.
Queue Strother Martin in the locker room scene in “Slap Shot”.
I much prefer the CFL, though many of my fellow citizens prefer the NFL. I believe the CFL is a much more exciting game, but the NFL have the more skilled players.
I’m trying to warm up to the CFL.
And the Pottsville Maroons!
I wish they’d make available the entire CFL season in the US, but there doesn’t seem to be enough of an audience for it. There might be higher quality players in the CFL if they didn’t throttle back the number of US players in the league. But if that’s what it takes to keep the league of interest to the Canucks, then so be it.
There should have been a conduct flag against the Seahawks.
Bennett is a racist thug.
And let’s all remember the Decatur Staleys and the Portsmouth Spartans too.
Those were the days.
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