Posted on 09/25/2017 7:39:08 AM PDT by mandaladon
Steelers’ black coach unhappy Army vet Villanueva stood for the anthem, but look at his T-shirt sales soar!(Full Title)
“This We’ll Defend.” That’s the U.S. Army motto that Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva honored when he stood for the national anthem before an NFL game.
And by “this,” the Army motto refers to the United States of America — not the National Football League.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin, who’s black, apparently thinks Army veterans should place their transient football teams above their country. B*tch, please.
Tomlin was upset that Villanueva — who did three tours of duty in Afghanistan — broke ranks by standing to respect the Star-Spangled Banner while his teammates hid like hood rats in the locker room.
At a post-game press conference, Tomlin expressed disappointment that Villanueva respected the American flag that he risked his life fighting for.
“I was looking for 100% participation, we were gonna be respectful of our football team,” Tomlin said (see video at 2:28). “Many of them were not going to accept the words of the President, so we decided to not take the field.”
Coach Tomlin was upset that the former Army Ranger put his country before his football team. Keep in mind that football players are traded all the time, so it’s not like the allegiance is two-sided.
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Here’s one link to NFL sponsors.
http://www.pacificpundit.com/2017/09/24/if-you-want-to-boycott-the-nfl-boycott-their-sponsors-list/
I would recommend picking a few that you have used, finding an alternative, and sending them a letter to let them know why you won’t be using their product any longer.
Cheater Tomlin also stepped on to the field and tripped an opposing team runner. No class at all.
My bad. Tomlin was in the field of play, did not physically trip.
Just enough to slow down the opposing player.
When it came down to it Villanueva stood for his true brothers who bleed with him in battle rather than a bunch of overpaid punks and a coach who doesn’t know his a$$ from a hole in the ground about loyalty and brotherhood.
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