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An Ohio Supreme Court justice and Vietnam veteran is criticizing a group of Cleveland Browns players who prayed in a circle to protest silently during the national anthem.

 

Bill O’Neill wrote on Facebook that he won’t attend any games at which “draft dodging millionaire athletes” disrespect veterans – adding “shame on you all.”

 

The Monday protest involved a group of 12 mostly black Browns players joined by two of their white teammates. Such protests have increased in the league following then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's custom last year of taking a knee during the anthem to protest police brutality.

 

 

“Respect to all the veterans, respect to the military — we are not protesting against them. We have our reasons for doing what we did, and last night felt like the right time to do it, and that’s why we did it,” Browns linebacker Christian Kirksey told Fox 8 on Tuesday.

 

The response from O’Neill comes as the NAACP has requested a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss why Kaepernick has not been signed by any team in the NFL and 1,000 people rallied in support of him outside the NFL’s headquarters in Midtown Manahttan.

 

 

“No player should be victimized and discriminated against because of his exercise of free speech – to do so is in violation of his rights under the Constitution and the NFL’s own regulations,” NAACP Interim President Derrick Johnson.

 

The NFL has suffered ratings decreases since the protests began, with some fans objecting to what they see as a lack of patriotism, and others boycotting games in protest of Kaepernick's plight.

 

Despite currently being unemployed, Kaepernick has donated nearly $1 million to charitable and activist groups since beginning his protests.



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"The response from O’Neill comes as the NAACP has requested a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss why Kaepernick has not been signed by any team in the NFL and 1,000 people rallied in support of him outside the NFL’s headquarters in Midtown Manahttan.

 “No player should be victimized and discriminated against because of his exercise of free speech – to do so is in violation of his rights under the Constitution and the NFL’s own regulations,” NAACP Interim President Derrick Johnson."

 

 

 

Alright, this is just hypocritically laughable.  Free speech has consequences, remember?  Or, does that only apply to conservative speech?



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If Kaepernick could play well enough he would have been snatched up by any of the teams in need of a first or second string QB but he sucks and those protesters just refuse to see it and they HAVE to make it about race.



-- Edited by Tinydancer on Thursday 24th of August 2017 09:42:14 AM

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Good. I'm glad.

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Being on a TEAM is not about your individual personal causes. No TEAM needs or wants the drama that comes along with it.

Isn't that why the Eagles cut Tim Tebow.

One CHRISTIAN author wrote this -

"It is also not the media frenzy that follow Tim Tebow wherever he goes, though this is part of it.

The real reason that the Eagles cut Tim Tebow is because Tim Tebow believes that his purpose on a football team is to evangelize his teammates and the coaching staff. Every time he gets a camera in his face, he starts talking about Jesus and giving glory to God for letting him play football.

But NFL Coaches don’t put people on their team to give them a platform to share their religious ideas. Nor do they put people on their team to share their political ideas. Or to sell their branded merchandise.

Imagine what would happen if an NFL football player, every time he got a camera in his face, said, “I’m just glad I get to play this game because it gives me the opportunity to tell you about my line of t-shirts and hats. Go to my store today to buy one!” No NFL coach in the league wants someone like that on their team."




Same reasoning applies to Kepernick. If you are going to make it all about YOU, then you are not going to be wanted on a TEAM.

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The liberals loved it when conservatives lose their jobs due to their beliefs.

Don't you just love that the liberals thinks it's so great that they are praying instead of standing in respect.

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Why did the article try to interject race into the mix? So what if 12 of the players are black and 2 are white.

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Tinydancer wrote:

If Kaepernick could play well enough he would have been snatched up by any of the teams in need of a first or second string QB but he sucks and those protesters just refuse to see it and they HAVE to make it about race.



-- Edited by Tinydancer on Thursday 24th of August 2017 09:42:14 AM

  There is a petition  too for him to get signed  up. I really  doubt  that the majority  of those who are protesting  or signed  the petition  are big fans or even  watch football, just activists.   My husband  just loves football  but has canceled  his NFL package  and has stopped  watching  pro football.

 

  If kaepernick, was a great player he would have been  signed. He isn't.



-- Edited by Lindley on Thursday 24th of August 2017 12:49:19 PM

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Screw them. My TV is off.

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DH is refusing to watch pro-football this year. He hasn't watched a single pre-season game.

DH is a huge football fan, but he's pissed. He's also a Vietnam veteran, so he's doubly pissed.

The liberal's are killing sports. Sports used to be a man's escape from the bad stuff in life. Not any more though. DH is really, really pissed.

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just Czech wrote:

DH is refusing to watch pro-football this year. He hasn't watched a single pre-season game.

DH is a huge football fan, but he's pissed. He's also a Vietnam veteran, so he's doubly pissed.

The liberal's are killing sports. Sports used to be a man's escape from the bad stuff in life. Not any more though. DH is really, really pissed.

 I think he should watch and only stop when/if the NFL bends to these VSS.



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haven't seen a superbowl, let alone a full nfl game in over fifteen years--waste of time, really--do watch wimbledon and US open as they do present genuine competition (especially singles)



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LeSean McCoy of the Buffalo Bills said this week that Kaepernick just isn't good enough for all the distractions and baggage he'd bring. Teams are willing to overlook or take a chance (as we've seen before) when a game-changing player has off-field issues...obviously Kaepernick isn't that good or someone would bite the bullet.

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20445286/colin-kaepernick-not-good-enough-player-distraction

He'll probably have to walk back those comments, ya know, because...racism (even though McCoy is black).

And yeah, everyone has free speech, but no one is exempt from whatever the consequences are.

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