His black racist coach and his black racist team mates.
Posted on 09/25/2017 11:44:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Left tackle Alejandro Villanueva surprised his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates Sunday when he stood in the tunnel for the national anthem at Soldier Field.
Several Steelers players told ESPN that they expected the entire team to stay in the locker room -- as planned -- for the pregame song.
But the former Army Ranger decided to walk out of the locker room and stand in the tunnel with his hand over his chest during the rendition. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stood on his team's sideline during the song, without his team behind him.
Villanueva served multiple terms in Afghanistan.
His jersey has skyrocketed in sales since he took his stance on Sunday. His jersey sales trailed just Marshawn Lynch, Derek Carr, Carson Wentz, Antonio Brown and Aaron Rodgers as of 7:45 p.m. on Fanatics.com. according to 247 Sports.
His jersey was the top seller of any player as of Monday afternoon.
A spokesman for Fanatics told ESPN that Villanueva has been the most popular player in the NFL, when it comes to merchandise sales on the site, for the last 24 hours.
Tomlin revealed that his team would not participate in the national anthem on the field in an interview before the game.
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That was my first thought too until I realized that both the NFL and the Steelers will be the ultimate profiteers of the purchase...........Villanueva won't see a dime.
Yeah, pulled my order.
To play with a team that has been crap for the past 40 years and another group of idiots who chose to take a knee yesterday?
My advice to him would be to leave football and take advantage of his college degree and join a company that would appreciate him for his military and academy education........
Good man.
Don’t buy it.
It’s giving the NFL money.
Good for him, but I’m not giving them a dollar. Ever again.
They are corrupt communist leftist scum.
You buy this jersey, the NFL gets money.
Except that he folded like a cheap jersey. Not too late to cancel the order or return unopened and ask for your money back.
Ya, was told that so I pulled my order.
So awesome. I love this guy.
At least I would be proud to root for someone on my perennially losing team. And it’s 50+ years of futility, not 40.
unfortunately he has “ apologized” for embarrassing his team etc....who the F got to him??!!! Such awful news !!!
Dennis Miller on this:
Watching Villanueva try to make nice is like watching Cool Hand Luke dive into the marsh for the turtle. Hope there’s an Act 3 where he scoops the Walkin’ Boss’s truck keys.
His black racist coach and his black racist team mates.
I love this guy!
Well said!
He apologized for doing it saying he was embarrassed.
He wasn’t embarrassed for his Teammates, which is what I hoped he meant, he caved. Must be his White Privilege.
You mean White Hispanic Privilege.
You’ll never see this fairy in a US military uniform. Yet he gets all his first amendment rights from the blood, sweat, and tears of guys like Villanueva.
Just another George Zimmerman.
I say: “If they take a knee, give’em the FINGER!!”
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