Don’t watch on TV either......know what I mean Vern?
Posted on 12/04/2017 4:44:20 AM PST by RoosterRedux
New York Giants defensive end Olivier Vernon ignited an outcry after telling fans if they don’t approve of his decision to kneel for the national anthem, “don’t come to the game.”
The retort came after Vernon, the only member of the Giants still regularly taking a knee, told reporters that he had been heckled by fans in response to his season-long protest.
“You hear ‘coward’ and ‘stand up’ and ‘disgrace,’” Vernon said. “It’s fine. As long as nobody comes on the field and touches me. You stay where you at, you’re going to be all right. They have a right. Oh yeah, I hear it all the time. If they don’t like it, don’t come to the game.”
His comments, which ran Thursday in the New York Post, stunned former NFL quarterback and CBS Sports commentator Boomer Esiason, who called them an “out-and-out disgrace.”
He pointed out that Vernon signed last year an $85 million, five-year contract with Giants owner John Mara, the richest for a defensive end in NFL history.
“Here is a guy you gave $80 million to basically telling your fans, ‘If you don’t like it, don’t come,’” said Esiason on WFAN radio in New York City. “It is the most egregious act of defiance. It just blows me away.”
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“NFL’s Olivier Vernon tells fans if they don’t like him kneeling, ‘don’t come to the game’”
Ok!
Will do.
An employee
Telling the customers
Not to patronize the business.
F**k and F**k the NFL.
They probably didn’t hire him for his IQ.
Hey Ollie, if you don’t like America, GTFO.
If Ollie doesn’t like the criticism, tell him to give back the billions nationally of tax dollars that funds the NFL (stadiums and operations).
nor will we attend anything you’re in or buy any product you’re sponsoring or have your name on.
Brand suicides are always fascinating to watch.
Another product of Goodells weakkneed approach to the rule breakers.
Bet he didn’t notice the empty stadium.
It's what he does best!
(ignorant hole)
Don’t watch on TV either......know what I mean Vern?
“If they don’t like it, don’t come to the game.”
This is an NFL meme just begging to start.
That 85 million classifies him as one of “the oppressed”. /s
People aren’t attending games. Can’t get anything past ol’ Ollie.
Deal.
Mara needs to can his ass...right after he kicks the one of Gruden out of Met Life stadium. In fact it would be a hoot if he could coax Trump to fire both of them via a single tweet.....Ha!
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