Posted on 10/01/2017 7:53:05 AM PDT by Dave346
Against the backdrop of President Trump’s latest tweet urging NFL players to stand for the national anthem, three members of the Miami Dolphins took a knee during the national anthem and the New Orleans Saints knelt, then rose to their feet before Sunday morning’s game in London’s Wembley Stadium.
The Saints, as quarterback Drew Brees had promised in a tweet, emulated the Dallas Cowboys, who last week took a knee with owner Jerry Jones, then stood for the anthem. “As a way to show respect to all, our #Saints team will kneel in solidarity prior to the national anthem & stand together during the anthem.”
The Saints linked arms, with Adrian Peterson holding his hands in prayer. On the other sideline Julius Thomas, Michael Thomas and Kenny Stills chose to kneel. Dolphins players did not link arms as so many others teams have done. Many players on both sides placed their hands over their hearts.
A little over 24 hours earlier, President Trump had tweeted at NFL players over the anthem, writing: “Very important that NFL players STAND tomorrow, and always, for the playing of our National Anthem. Respect our Flag and our Country!”
Fox Sports showed the anthem, sung by Darius Rucker, although it was unclear whether the network would do the same for its 1 p.m. EDT kickoffs. Last week, Sports President Eric Shanks had indicated the network would revert to the usual practice of selling that time to advertisers. The anthem is typically only shown on telecasts on the Thursday night kickoff game and before the Super Bowl.
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The Miami-Dade and Broward Police Departments will no longer be escorting the Dolphins till the kneeling stops. That was announced earlier this week.
Such a disgrace, Protesting the flag and the national anthem in a foreign country.
I won’t see a one of these anti-American sub-humans acting out.
What’s an nfl?
There is no respect in any of that.
Thugball is finished, it will never recover.
I can’t stop laughing at these fools.
A stockpile of schadenfreude to get me through the winter.
What sign of disrespect did they show for “ God Save the Queen”?
Good
Football players are too dumb to appreciate what they are really doing. Fire them and stop the nonsense once and for all.
Close the gate until the players realize they do not get paid if the do not play. They need to stop the politics and do their job.
The foteign country that imported the slaves to the Americas, no less
Ignorant dunces
Have they yet been invited to play in Iran where the spectators will gladly cheer their antics?
I’m trying to figure out all this new “pre-anthem” kneeling. What exactly is the point?
Just for the record...the knee-dropping ‘American” Players who ‘took a knee in Britain”, clamiing it was for their first Ammendment Right....were too stupid to understand they were on soil that does NOT entitle them to any rights!.....the players are not citizens of the UK and could have been arrested or thrown out for upsurping Britains laws!
They stand when GOD SAVE THE QUEEN is played, even though Elizabeth II’s ancestor Elizabeth I had a ship’s captain, John Hawkins get rich capturing and shipping slaves from Africa to South America. He was given a COAT OF ARMS showing a bound slave on it.
Then they go to the slave’s position, on their knees, when the National Anthem is played, even though over 700,000 white boys gave their lives to settle the slave question.
Bread and circuses where the clowns wear numbers on their shirts.
Article doesn’t say, but I assume they stood for “God Save the Queen” like the players last week.
Surprised mentioned the kneeling at start of the half time show. with a photo.
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