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No NFL players visibly kneel during season opener
The Hill ^ | 09/06/18 | Emily Birnbaum

Posted on 09/06/2018 7:59:30 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

There were no visible demonstrations by NFL players during the national anthem before the season opener on Thursday night.

All of the Atlanta Falcons and most of the Philadelphia Eagles stood throughout the anthem, including players who have previously demonstrated, such as Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins.

Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett wandered around the bench throughout the anthem and sat down near the end, but he did not kneel.

Most of the players reportedly had their hands over the chests throughout the anthem.

Last month, several Eagles players, including Jenkins, did not take the field during the national anthem at a preseason game, extending the ongoing protests by NFL players. Jenkins also raised his fist during the national anthem at a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Players have stated the protests are a stand against racial inequality and police brutality.

President Trump has taken on the NFL protests as a lightning-rod political and cultural issue, claiming the NFL demonstrators are unpatriotic.

Trump on Wednesday slammed the NFL and Nike after Nike featured free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the face of its latest ad campaign.

Kaepernick was the first to kneel during the national anthem to protest the treatment of people of color in the U.S. in 2016.

"Just like the NFL, whose ratings have gone WAY DOWN, Nike is getting absolutely killed with anger and boycotts," Trump tweeted on Wednesday. "As far as the NFL is concerned, I just find it hard to watch, and always will, until they stand for the FLAG!"

Trump also briefly mentioned support for the flag during a rally in Billings, Mont., on Thursday night.

The NFL sought to end the controversy earlier this year with a policy that prevented players from protesting during the anthem. The policy was later frozen after the league fielded criticism from supporters and players.


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KEYWORDS: chat; colinkaepernick; fmichaelbennett; fthenfl; idontcare; nfl; nomorenflforme; notnevereveragain; notnews; trumpwins; whocares
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Not sure what to make of this.

Was this planned or did 'the movement' just burn out?

1 posted on 09/06/2018 7:59:30 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

NFL not welcome here.


2 posted on 09/06/2018 8:02:58 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Free Republic Needs Your Monthly Donations!!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Gotta be racism. Everything else is.


3 posted on 09/06/2018 8:04:31 PM PDT by TChad
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To: yesthatjallen

Nike’s doing their bidding now


4 posted on 09/06/2018 8:04:47 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Moderates/Independents/Non-voters" Are DIMS REALLY who you'd want BACK in POWER?)
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To: yesthatjallen

What’s NFL?


5 posted on 09/06/2018 8:05:14 PM PDT by Bigg Red (The USA news industry, the MSM-13, takes a machete to the truth. {h/t TigersEye})
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6 posted on 09/06/2018 8:06:03 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: yesthatjallen

Nobody knelt at the Trump rally, which is what I watched.


7 posted on 09/06/2018 8:06:29 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: Fiddlstix
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8 posted on 09/06/2018 8:08:01 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Free Republic Needs Your Monthly Donations!!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

“Just Do It” has now become “Just Doo Doo”


9 posted on 09/06/2018 8:08:11 PM PDT by Skybird
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Wouldn’t know, didn’t watch, don’t care.


10 posted on 09/06/2018 8:08:32 PM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
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Instead they threw the American Flag on the ground in the locker room and pissed on it.


11 posted on 09/06/2018 8:09:24 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: yesthatjallen

Winning!


12 posted on 09/06/2018 8:09:29 PM PDT by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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To: yesthatjallen

Too little, too late.


13 posted on 09/06/2018 8:11:38 PM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: yesthatjallen

The

National
Felon
League

surrendered to the anti-American thugs.


14 posted on 09/06/2018 8:11:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Wandering around, not standing for the entire Anthem. All signs of disrespect.

How many stayed back in the tunnel? How many actually on the field?

Were “hands over their chest” clenched fists or a proper rendering of respect?


15 posted on 09/06/2018 8:13:29 PM PDT by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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To: yesthatjallen

did they stay inside and hide? It doesn’t matter if some teams don’t kneel. The league is complicit. I don’t watch so they can fly around the stadium with flag poles in their asses for all i care.


16 posted on 09/06/2018 8:13:46 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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They can use their own quarter to call someone who cares.

The NFL is no longer welcome here.

17 posted on 09/06/2018 8:14:03 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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Ho hum. Didn’t watch. Who cares?


18 posted on 09/06/2018 8:16:54 PM PDT by BelleAl (Proud to be a member of the party of NO! NO more deficit spending and government control!)
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Was there a football game on tonight? Sorry I missed it! /s


19 posted on 09/06/2018 8:19:32 PM PDT by cork (Gun control = hitting what you aim at)
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I watched the Germany-France soccer game in the UEFA Nations League.


20 posted on 09/06/2018 8:21:07 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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