Colin Kaepernick sits during national anthem

[RDU VOL#14]

We’re getting to a point now where if you stand for the National Anthem you’re going to be considered racist by a good amount of Verified people and Kap is going to look like a genius. Only in America can this happen and people still love to hate it. What a time be alive.

 

[appvol]

Fans are paying to be entertained. To be able to forget about things and enjoy a game. I understand that people have died so they have the right to kneel. Out respect for those people why kneel during the National Anthem.Stay in the locker room to protest. Wear something during warmups to show your cause. I wonder if all the BLMs realize how many white people and other races have died for them in the history of this Country.

 

[DynaLo]

I don’t know about y’all but I’m perfectly fine with NOT having a US National soccer team, or any other representative team, if they won’t stand during the National Anthem.

They can all go find a woke virtue signaling corporation to sponsor them and kneel all they want to at that point with like minded audiences.

 

[n_huffhines]

We’re getting to a point now where if you stand for the National Anthem you’re going to be considered racist by a good amount of Verified people and Kap is going to look like a genius. Only in America can this happen and people still love to hate it. What a time be alive.

It's almost like maybe we should have listened decades ago, fixed the criminal justice system, and avoided all of this.

 

[volfanjustin]

'If I lose fans, that’s OK': Baker Mayfield 'absolutely' will kneel during anthem : news

Uh oh!

It’s hard to lose fans when one doesn’t have any to start with

 

[volfanjustin]

Good news! NFL Players can make Trump leave games by kneeling. What a wussy.


President Donald Trump says he won't watch NFL, U.S. national soccer team if there's kneeling during anthem

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to once again criticize the idea of kneeling during the national anthem.

In a series of tweets and retweets, Trump implied he would not be watching United States national soccer team games or NFL games if there's kneeling during the anthem.

Quote tweeting a story reporting Rep. Matt Gaetz's thoughts on U.S. Soccer's recent repeal of a rule that required national team players to stand for the anthem, Trump wrote, "I won’t be watching much anymore!"

He followed that up with a quote tweet of Rep. Jim Jordan on a similar story, adding: "And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching!"

I’m with the President, I won’t be watching either

 

[RDU VOL#14]

It's almost like maybe we should have listened decades ago, fixed the criminal justice system, and avoided all of this.

Yeah in retrospect I’m sure we would go back and fix a lot of things. I wish we could and I think a lot of people are trying to do that in different ways right now. I was more or less making a point that we’re moving to an area where when standing, removing your cap and hand across chest will be viewed as a negative and an indicator of where you stand on race relations. Unfortunately I think this will also be used as a tactic to show where you are with Trump or left or right. And I definitely think he can shoulder some blame on that as well. I don’t think where this is headed is healthy at all.

 

[NashVol11]

Yeah in retrospect I’m sure we would go back and fix a lot of things. I wish we could and I think a lot of people are trying to do that in different ways right now. I was more or less making a point that we’re moving to an area where when standing, removing your cap and hand across chest will be viewed as a negative and an indicator of where you stand on race relations. Unfortunately I think this will also be used as a tactic to show where you are with Trump or left or right.

You could very well be right. I don’t ultimately care about patriotic gestures that much, so I’m fine with it, but I know many feel differently

 

[USAFgolferVol]

We’re getting to a point now where if you stand for the National Anthem you’re going to be considered racist by a good amount of Verified people and Kap is going to look like a genius. Only in America can this happen and people still love to hate it. What a time be alive.

that would be a small, fringe element but it will still stoke your false narrative

 

[RDU VOL#14]

that would be a small, fringe element but it will still stoke your false narrative

I’m not sure that it will be. It’s not a narrative I’m trying to push, but I don’t think it’s too far fetched to think it will turn into a “so and so didn’t kneel, so they are part of the problem now.”

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Players can kneel all they want. In the end they are still just used as amusement by their owners.

 

[FLVOL_79]

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No crying here man. I dont care if they kneel. I dont care if they want to burn a flag. I don't care.

 

[FLVOL_79]

We’re getting to a point now where if you stand for the National Anthem you’re going to be considered racist by a good amount of Verified people and Kap is going to look like a genius. Only in America can this happen and people still love to hate it. What a time be alive.

Yep thats coming soon. They've already made any pride felt by White people out to be about racism.

 

[volbeast33]

It's almost like maybe we should have listened decades ago, fixed the criminal justice system, and avoided all of this.

How are we going to do that when nobody in this world can listen to different opinions?

 

[volbeast33]

I’m with the President, I won’t be watching either

I will still watch but they are slowly making sports to where they aren’t fun any more.

 

[volbeast33]

Good news! NFL Players can make Trump leave games by kneeling. What a wussy.


President Donald Trump says he won't watch NFL, U.S. national soccer team if there's kneeling during anthem

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to once again criticize the idea of kneeling during the national anthem.

In a series of tweets and retweets, Trump implied he would not be watching United States national soccer team games or NFL games if there's kneeling during the anthem.

Quote tweeting a story reporting Rep. Matt Gaetz's thoughts on U.S. Soccer's recent repeal of a rule that required national team players to stand for the anthem, Trump wrote, "I won’t be watching much anymore!"

He followed that up with a quote tweet of Rep. Jim Jordan on a similar story, adding: "And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching!"

I know trumps is probably for show but I would respect people a lot more if they would stand behind what they say instead of the sniffling apologies like drew brees.

 

[hog88]

No crying here man. I dont care if they kneel. I dont care if they want to burn a flag. I don't care.

Same here. I don’t care if the team owners allow it or not, players just need to remember they’re employees, nothing more.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

You could very well be right. I don’t ultimately care about patriotic gestures that much, so I’m fine with it, but I know many feel differently

I’m not going to sit here and say that at every ball game that I’ve ever been to that I am hurrying up to make sure I’m at my seat for the National Anthem or even if I’m even in the stadium I stop what I’m doing. I will say that at times it is more symbolic and carries more meaning with it than at other times, such as Whitney Houston’s rendition in ‘91 or the World Series post 9/11 at Yankee Stadium. Those are times where I think where we’ve all come together collectively for a common good.

IMO, if you’re going to have the teams on the sidelines for the Anthem the players don’t have to participate if they don’t want to by staying in the locker room, but I really won’t agree with teammates, talking heads, politicians going after a player because they chose to stand. I also don’t agree with Trump going after everyone kneeling with a broad brush. That doesn’t mean I’m for kneeling (which is a different story altogether), just that his involvement further politicizes it and makes it more divisive. I think he needs to step away from the situation .

 

[UT_VOLS13]

that would be a small, fringe element but it will still stoke your false narrative

Time will tell.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I’m not sure that it will be. It’s not a narrative I’m trying to push, but I don’t think it’s too far fetched to think it will turn into a “so and so didn’t kneel, so they are part of the problem now.”

Good Morning Football just spent almost the entire first segment discussing this topic. It also included the coaches kneeling too. I guess I wasn’t too far off base.

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Goodell: I 'encourage' a team to sign Kaepernick

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Goodell: I 'encourage' a team to sign Kaepernick

Teams have tried to sign Kaepernick but he has some pretty high expectations in terms of salary, etc. He's going to have to be more reasonable where he is as a player and thats in a backup role

 

[0nelilreb]

Teams have tried to sign Kaepernick but he has some pretty high expectations in terms of salary, etc. He's going to have to be more reasonable where he is as a player and thats in a backup role

He doesn’t want to play football , he makes more money with Nike and being a symbol for a cause .

 

[ajvol01]

He doesn’t want to play football , he makes more money with Nike and being a symbol for a cause .

Hard to get a concussion when you’re just making commercials for Nike and whining about unfair workouts

It’s quite the scam. Surprised more people haven’t figured out his game.

 

[volfanjustin]

Goodell: I 'encourage' a team to sign Kaepernick

Why hasn’t Goodell encouraged teams to sign every player who has flopped out of the league? Why does he single out the cop/America hater?