Posted on 09/28/2017 10:34:07 AM PDT by drewh
PITTSBURGH -- The entire Pittsburgh Steelers team plans to stand for the national anthem Sunday at Baltimore, center Maurkice Pouncey said Wednesday.
"I care about the flag dearly," Pouncey said. "Trust me, this team will be out there standing."
Asked about full participation, Pouncey said, "As I know it, it's 100 percent."
"We love this country," Pouncey continued. "This is America. Yes, we know there are injustices in this world. For me personally, football is for football; that's what we'll approach it as."
A source said some Steelers players have discussed kneeling Sunday but it's uncertain whether that will happen. Tension was palpable among the team after a botched anthem plan Sunday at Soldier Field in Chicago that ended up with left tackle Alejandro Villanueva standing alone (unintentionally, he said) outside the tunnel, the rest of the team inside and coach Mike Tomlin on the sideline.
Defensive end Cameron Heyward said about Pouncey's comments, "Getting ready for the game Sunday, that's it -- honor our flag, pay tribute, move forward."
Pouncey reiterated Tomlin's message this week that the team did not want to engage in political statements.
The team wants to "make it right," Pouncey added.
"I hate that the media and everyone else tries to put politics in this stuff," Pouncey said. "Trust me, this team loves this flag, we love what we represent, Al and this whole organization, Mr. Rooney. We feel just as bad as everybody else does because there's a lot on our shoulders. ... I honestly think we'll come together and this will be totally out the window."
Linebacker Arthur Moats said standing for the anthem is "what I've been doing my whole life," but he wouldn't speak on whether the rest of the team has the same feeling.
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Too late
Yeah but knock off the interlocking arms bull crap.
So.... What did he say about what happened last Sunday?
The Red in Red, White and Blue began to show up on their bottom lines.
If the team wants to make it right there will be no kneeling and no arm holding.
You catch your spouse sleeping with someone else. Do you take them back?
They exposed who they are.
All this backtracking is making ME tired.
Gee, that is what you are suppose to do!
OK, we’ll see.
But the damage is already done. They’ve already told us what they think of us.
Too late is right!
Just one man jive talkin...how about the rest of the vile racist “I hate white America” players?
Well, La Dee Frickin’ Dah!
GTHNFL
The trouble for the NFL, is that the U. S. public is locking arms, and it’s not for the same reason their players are.
We (most U. S. Citizens) respect and support our nation and it’s flag, in solidarity.
Yep.
[”I hate that the media and everyone else tries to put politics in this stuff,” Pouncey said. ]
um, no that was your doing.
I hope they lose.
Is this the same Maurkice Pouncey that wore the “FREE HERNANDEZ” hat after Aaron was incarcerated for murder?
“I hate that the media and everyone else tries to put politics in this stuff,” Pouncey said.
REALLY? Did the NFL prep you with that one? Some talking point that right-wingers will glom on to?
The MEDIA,as much as I can’t stand them, didn’t create this problem. The players, coaches and other useful idiots kneeling, stretching, whatever during our national anthem did.
Idiot.
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