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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:44 AM Sep 2017

WOW Jaguars owner joins players during anthem protest in first game since Trumps NFL remarks

Less than three hours after President Trump called on NFL owners to suspend or fire players who protest during the national anthem, the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars — the first teams to play on Sunday — linked arms or took a knee during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the teams 9:30 a.m. EDT kickoff in London’s Wembley Stadium.

Ravens Coach John Harbaugh joined his players, linking arms, and Ravens Hall of Famer Ray Lewis took a knee. Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, who had contributed $1 million to the Trump inauguration, locked arms with his players in what is believed to be the first visible participation in relation to anthem protests by a league owner.

One Ravens player stood alone, but seemed to be in prayer. All players appeared to stand for the playing of the British anthem, “God Save the Queen.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/09/24/jaguars-owner-joins-players-during-anthem-protest-in-first-game-since-trumps-nfl-remarks/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_london-1028am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.48935d889de

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***WOW*** Jaguars owner joins players during anthem protest in first game since Trumps NFL remarks (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 OP

K&R. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2017 #1

And they did it overseas malaise Sep 2017 #2

Great to see pangaia Sep 2017 #3

2020 cannot come soon enough Not Ruth Sep 2017 #4

LOl How long before Trump bans national anthem at games? leftstreet Sep 2017 #5

Amazing..this is awesome! Millions of eyeballs will be glued to NFL games today to see what teams do PearliePoo2 Sep 2017 #6

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #7

Love the guy with his hand over his heart catrose Sep 2017 #8

That is Ray Lewis in the lower right StrictlyRockers Sep 2017 #9

Wow...I'm getting emotional here. roamer65 Sep 2017 #10

me three onethatcares Sep 2017 #11

I hear that. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #12

So proud of my home team. lark Sep 2017 #13

This is blowing my mind.......PROBABLY BLOWING TRUMPS MIND ALSO!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent Sep 2017 #14

The irony is that Trump MADE THIS A BIGGER DEAL THAN IT WAS! It had the opposite effect. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #15

From todays Washington Post Jim Beard Sep 2017 #16

i'm curious barbtries Sep 2017 #17

Go Ravens! deepthought42 Sep 2017 #18

It speaks about how US sports feel about Trump to the world too, on the world stage. Alice11111 Sep 2017 #19

rzemanfl

(29,565 posts)

1. K&R. n/t

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:48 AM

Sep 2017

malaise

(269,057 posts)

2. And they did it overseas

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:52 AM

Sep 2017

Profound - fuck the Con of a Dotard

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

3. Great to see

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:54 AM

Sep 2017

three comments--

I don;t see Harbaugh.. maybe out of the shot.

Is that Ray Lewis on both knees?

Shahid Khan, contributed $1 million to trump.. uh...well THAT sure says something...

no white guys in that photo kneeling

But still..... I like it....

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

4. 2020 cannot come soon enough

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:54 AM

Sep 2017

Everything will change

leftstreet

(36,109 posts)

5. LOl How long before Trump bans national anthem at games?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:54 AM

Sep 2017

DURec

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

6. Amazing..this is awesome! Millions of eyeballs will be glued to NFL games today to see what teams do

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:57 AM

Sep 2017

Blowing up in the Buffoon's face, isn't it? Well done Donnie, you asshole!

K&R

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

7. K&R

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:59 AM

Sep 2017

catrose

(5,068 posts)

8. Love the guy with his hand over his heart

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:18 AM

Sep 2017

StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)

9. That is Ray Lewis in the lower right

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:21 AM

Sep 2017

This is the picture of Shahid Khan you are looking for:

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/shahid-khan-nfl-kneel-trump-protests-1202569236/

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

10. Wow...I'm getting emotional here.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:23 AM

Sep 2017

They make me proud to be an American.

onethatcares

(16,172 posts)

11. me three

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:58 AM

Sep 2017

or it's the onions I'm slicing for the brauts.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

12. I hear that.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:13 PM

Sep 2017

Someone should have told Trump that esp. the South worships football more than church. He pissed off a lot of voters down here.
hope he keeps it up.

lark

(23,108 posts)

13. So proud of my home team.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:24 PM

Sep 2017

Proud of the owner, proud of the players, really happy with the win.

onecent

(6,096 posts)

14. This is blowing my mind.......PROBABLY BLOWING TRUMPS MIND ALSO!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:50 PM

Sep 2017

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

15. The irony is that Trump MADE THIS A BIGGER DEAL THAN IT WAS! It had the opposite effect.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:52 PM

Sep 2017

Trump is soooooo stooooopid. He's a "moran."

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)

16. From todays Washington Post

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:55 PM

Sep 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin said in an interview Sunday morning that all his players would remain in the locker room during the playing of the national anthem before their game in Chicago.