Posted on 09/18/2016 3:27:26 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
THE NATIONAL conversation that began in the preseason when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick elected to sit down for the national anthem will continue when the Eagles take the field Monday night in Chicago, veteran safety Malcolm Jenkins said.
Jenkins told 94 WIP radio hosts Glen Macnow and Jody McDonald Friday evening that he and teammates expect to make a symbolic gesture during the anthem.
"For me, it has nothing to do with this country, or the flag or the anthem itself - really, it's just to continue to push forward the conversation about social injustice . . . that's a range of things from police brutality to wages and job opportunities, education. It's just a lot of things systematically that have been set up in this country, since its inception, that really put minorities, especially African Americans, at a disadvantage, when you talk about quality of life, and actually growing in this country," Jenkins said.
"I'm going to keep that conversation going to as many people as we can, while also doing my part in bringing forth change. This has been a hot topic. The more players that join in, the further this conversation goes. After the intial shock of what Kaepernick did, and once everybody started to listen to what his message was, it's become a really good conversation that's gone along nationwide."
During the preseason, Jenkins supported undrafted Eagles rookie linebacker Myke Tavarres, who had announced plans to join in the Kaepernick protest a few days before the preseason finale, but was advised against it by his agent. Tavarres did not protest that night, then did not survive the final roster cuts.
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May this show have record low ratings.
But then they would just lay down or turn their back or do hundreds of other things to show disrespect. Good try though...
I’m not viewing the nfl either.
How many baseball players including umps and managers have protested up till now, 9-18-2016?
Is there still Nielson Families? I assume cable and satellite providers KNOW who’s watching what. Any network can get all the data they need from that resource.
I think today if you have cable, the cable company can determine what you are watching. So I think all cable viewers will be counted.
Those Blue Collar democrats who support the Eagles are coming over the Trump in droves. Keep it up millionaire slimes, its working.
Politicizing football will end it for me. I tried to watch a 49ers game, but couldn’t stomach it. The game is turning into a symbol of what’s wrong with this country. College football stands to gain from the NFL’s loss, unless they go PC too.
I’ll be watching an old Jimmy Stewart movie, thanks.
If the players keep it up, the drop could approaching 15 to 20 percent--at that point, the NFL's official corporate partners will start to grumble, and that might force Commissioner Roger Goodell to put a quick stop to these antics.
They can do whatever they damn well please, I do not care. I no longer watch NFL football.
Sorry, I’m missing your point. Please clarify.
What’s football?
another 1 HS hispanic mainly
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bob maeshall has lost 2 sponsors, crapper 1, you go after the individual sponsors, the big ones are to hard for a boycott to be effective against. Most HS and lower leagues have local sponsors to be boycotted.
Question I’d ask them is would you tolerate being called a Spick or a WOP today. My dad was during WW2 where he fought under Gen. MacArthur, 5 major battles, including Corregidor, where he as a T/5 and a PFC volunteered under sniper fire to put OUR FLAG back up on a telegraph pole. 503RD Airborne, dad jumped with the Flag to do the job.
But blacks let other blacks call them the N word, and you can be called Cracker, but don’t dare use the N word as a white person.
Old crapper was FINED for calling team mates the N word.
The ambushed cop was a black female. She was hit eight times, but appears she will recover. Great timing by the Eagles. What a bunch of idiots.
I am saying one of the victims was a black police woman
which show it wasn’t a racial attack against white police but an attack against the police
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