Posted on 10/19/2017 10:30:45 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
The Jacksonville Jaguars owner, Shad Khan, believes Donald Trump’s attacks on the NFL are motivated by jealousy.
Trump has been vocal in his criticism of NFL players who have chosen to kneel during the national anthem as a way of highlighting racial injustice in the United States. In September, the president said: “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’”
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But Khan suggested that rather than patriotism, Trump’s anger may stemp from his failure to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014.
“He’s been elected president, where maybe a great goal he had in life to own an NFL team is not very likely,” Khan told USA Today Sports on Wednesday. He added: “The attacks on Muslims, the attacks on minorities, the attacks on Jews. I think the NFL doesn’t even come close to that on the level of being offensive. Here, it’s about money, or messing with – trying to soil a league or a brand that he’s jealous of.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
FYI- also from the Guardian,
Khan is originally from Pakistan, ..... and that he gave $1m to Trump’s inauguration fund (but now he regrets it)
Is this middle school? Shad Khan sounds like a teenage girl.
“Just how clueless some of these billionaires can be?!!??!! “
He passed on hometown hero Tebow!
ATTENTION WHORE, sounds like a Mark Cuban type.
So it's not a "rasis" thing! Thanks Shad. The "Democrats" are caught in yet another lie.
This is honestly the most enjoyable and entertaining political climate in my lifetime.
“Attacks on Jews”
Uhh did I miss something here?
Jealous..........of..............what?
Jealousy? LOL!! These people are jokes. There’s a reason why this clown’s name is Kahn. He’s a moronic con.
I don’t think the Jaguars can afford to lose any more fans than they have already.
Colin, thanks to you as a BLM/NFL useless idiot, you woke Americans up to the NFL scam on our tvs and in our tax payer stadiums. Your contribution to Americans will be remembered, like 8 years of Obama and H. Clintoon's campaigning gave us President Trump!
NFL = NEW FAR LEFT!
More NFL teams renamed: Oakland Traitors, Baltimore Cravens, Buffalo Bolsheviks, Green Bay Pinkos, Washington Red Guards, Los Angeles Chekists, Jacksonville Jacobins.
The Dallas Cowgirl Pussies!
I wonder why he didn’t also bring up the USFL, if he was going down that road. Trump owned that league’s marquee franchise, the New Jersey Generals.
Khan has been running his mouth lately a lot. He is obviously jealous of the attention other owners get.
Trump made some noise about buying the Bills, but he never seriously put himself in the running. I doubt he cared that much and I'm not even sure he submitted a bid. All along, it was clear the bidding was coming down to Terry Pegula (who wound up buying them and paid a large premium over others) and Rogers Communication of Toronto. The estate of Ralph Wilson, the first and only owner of the Bills, also favored Pegula all along - a Buffalo-area native who said explicitly he would never move the team.
As such, "sour grapes" from Trump losing the bid seems quite far-fetched.
NFL is just another anti-Trump PAC.
Maybe Soros should buy a team.
Instead of playing football, they can have an anti-Trump protest. Just think what the half time show will look like this year.
What. The. Actual. F**k.
Speechless. Just wow.
I have been a fanatic Jacksonville Jaguars fan since it was announced they were coming into the league. I bought NFL Sunday Ticket and had not missed a game in 14 years until now. I haven’t watched since Week 2 and today I cancelled Sunday Ticket. They have lost me for as long as Khan owns the franchise. It’s sad, but they’ve made me choose between team and country, and the USA will win out every time.
(confession) Still working on my spouse to cancel our Sunday Ticket.......
Jacksonville Jagoffs.
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