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| NFL opening weekend sees more Star-Spangled Banner protests |
| 2017-09-11 |
| [SPORTS.YAHOO] Seattle's Michael Bennett and Oakland's Marshawn Lynch joined other NFL athletes Sunday in protesting the treatment of minorities by US law enforcement during the first weekend of the regular season. Both Bennett and Lynch remained seated during The Star-Spangled Banner before the Seahawks and Raiders season-opening games as part of a continuing wave of protests that began last year with former the Socialist paradise of San Francisco ...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964... 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Bennett sat as teammate Justin Britt stood next to him with his hand on his shoulder while another teammate, Thomas Rawls, stood on Bennett's other side before the game against the Green Bay Packers. Bennett's brother, Martellus, who plays for the Packers, stood at the end of the Green Bay bench with his right fist in the air. Two weeks ago, Bennett was detained on a Las Vegas street for about 10 minutes by police who were investigating the firing of gunshots in the area. Bennett has alleged that he had been the victim of racial discrimination after being threatened at gunpoint by the police. He said they "singled" him out for "nothing more than being a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time." Police denied the charge and said Bennett was detained briefly because he was spotted running from the police before jumping over a wall. Bennett was handcuffed but police did not arrest or charge him. Raiders runningback Lynch also sat during the anthem just like he did a number of times during the preseason. Lynch, unlike Bennett, has declined to discuss his reasons for doing so. In Cleveland, kept in touch with the world by Obamaphone, ...was ruled by a Democrat machine from 1942 through 1971. After the river caught fire during the administration of Carl Stokes they tried a Republican, then went back to being Democrats when the party hacked up Dennis Kucinich ... , players linked arms with police, military and firefighters during the anthem before the Browns' opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. No players knelt during the song. Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Robert Quinn also raised their fists in protest before their games started. Kaepernick remains unsigned after trying unsuccessfully to land a job with another team following his release from the 49ers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 I don't watch football. Now I'm going to not watch it even harder. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-09-11 21:23 |
| #4 NFL National Felon League |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2017-09-11 11:06 |
| #3 Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins: Signing Bonus US$ 1.5million, base salary US$ 6.0 Million. Joe Average Viewer wanting a Politics-Free Zone: in 2013 58% of the fans were paid 75,000$ or less annual salary... |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-09-11 10:11 |
| #2 It boggles me why the owners just don't put their collective foot down. IMAO, this is no different than any other job where you are expected to show up on time, wear clothes you wouldn't normally and do what you're told. You can have all the free speech and personal expression you want on your own time. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2017-09-11 00:58 |
| #1 The market will speak to the NFL and their lack of leadership and character. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-09-11 00:32 |