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Cowboys deny release of Damontre Moore was related to his anthem protests (wink wink)
Washington Post ^ | Oct 26, 2017 | By Des Bieler

Posted on 10/27/2017 7:49:16 PM PDT by 11th_VA

Damontre Moore was in his first season with the Cowboys

Cowboys place-kicker Dan Bailey injured his groin Sunday, and to make room for a temporary replacement, Dallas needed to release a player. Their decision to cut Damontre Moore, Coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday, had nothing to do with the defensive end’s protests during the national anthem.

Moore and defensive tackle David Irving have been the only Dallas players to protest. Neither knelt or sat, but both had staged brief demonstrations while standing as pregame renditions of “The Star-Spangled Banner” ended. The timing appeared to be an effort to skirt an edict from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who said earlier this month that any players of his seen “disrespecting the flag” would be benched.

“We cannot in the NFL, in any way, give the implication that we tolerate disrespecting the flag,” Jones said. “We cannot do that.”

Moore had been raising his fist as the anthem concluded, but he changed that to a salute before Sunday’s game against the 49ers. After promising to “do something,” Irving held a fist over his heart during the anthem, then quickly raised it afterward...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: anthem; dallas; drivingawaycustomers; felon; football; goodriddance; lazysonsofbitches; nfl; sports; texas
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Sucks to be you Damontre ... Starbucks is hiring ...
1 posted on 10/27/2017 7:49:17 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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Dang - talk about being on the bubble :

Asked whether the player’s protests or an altercation in which he reportedly was involved last week at a nightclub had anything to do with the move, Garrett replied, “No.”

A native of Dallas County and a product of Texas A&M, Moore was in his fifth NFL season and first with the Cowboys. He missed the first two games of the season because of a league-mandated suspension following a DWI arrest in December, but he was a member of the Seahawks at the time and Dallas signed him as a free agent with the awareness that a punishment might be coming.

2 posted on 10/27/2017 7:52:05 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Kudos to President Trump for denouncing ALL violence)
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Jerry Jones took a knee in respect of those Sons of Bitches and destroyed the Cowboy fan base. He put his 4 billion dollar scam in the crapper that day.


3 posted on 10/27/2017 7:52:06 PM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall")
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To: 11th_VA

Pure co-ink-a-dink.


4 posted on 10/27/2017 7:53:57 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: 11th_VA

Damontre will be ok for a few weeks I think the NFL minimum for being on the active roster is about $30,000 a week or something ridiculous like that. Even then it will go quick, with a dumb cluck.


5 posted on 10/27/2017 7:56:15 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: 11th_VA

What sport is this?


6 posted on 10/27/2017 7:57:57 PM PDT by freefdny
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Their decision to cut Damontre Moore, Coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday, had nothing to do with the defensive end’s protests during the national anthem.

Garrett continued: "During the anthem, we simply asked for a volunteer to be cut and Damonte was the only one who raised his arm."

7 posted on 10/27/2017 7:58:45 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: 11th_VA

When all of the anti-culture thugs are gone I will...if I am not busy, watch football. Maybe.


8 posted on 10/27/2017 7:59:02 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Henchster

A Very insightful quote...


9 posted on 10/27/2017 8:00:31 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: raiderboy

Absolutely correct. Anything now is too little, too late. That first event was simply trying to do a work around and it failed.


10 posted on 10/27/2017 8:02:03 PM PDT by Portcall24
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To: 11th_VA

Coach Jason Garrett
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Guess I haven’t been paying attention.

I thought Tom Landry was the coach....

Oh well

J Jones is still there.....


11 posted on 10/27/2017 8:02:21 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""If the earth were flat, cats would have pushed everything over the edge by now")
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To: freefdny

Dindunuffinball...


12 posted on 10/27/2017 8:02:50 PM PDT by Professional
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To: Henchster

Well played sir!


13 posted on 10/27/2017 8:03:39 PM PDT by Professional
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To: 11th_VA
Falcons Jets Tickets $6 this weekend
14 posted on 10/27/2017 8:04:32 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Kudos to President Trump for denouncing ALL violence)
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Jerry Jones took a knee in respect of those Sons of Bitches and destroyed the Cowboy fan base.

Speaking of taking a knee, where is the outrage about those young women pictured taking a knee with Jerra. Jerra is a skater.

15 posted on 10/27/2017 8:13:11 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: 11th_VA

Damontre. Is that French?


16 posted on 10/27/2017 8:13:44 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: 11th_VA

Do you want fries with that?


17 posted on 10/27/2017 8:14:57 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: 11th_VA

If they let me sit with the cheerleaders I might give it a try.


18 posted on 10/27/2017 8:16:57 PM PDT by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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To: Yogafist

No its Ghettolish it means unemployed dumass


19 posted on 10/27/2017 8:17:43 PM PDT by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: 11th_VA

Thank you for your service Mr. Moore and we wish you well in all your future endeavors.


20 posted on 10/27/2017 8:17:54 PM PDT by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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