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Im pissed off, I supported Donald Trump: Ex-NFL coach Rex Ryan hammers president over anthem attackTOM BOGGIONI
24 SEP 2017 AT 11:34 ET
During a Sunday morning panel segment on ESPN, former Buffalo Bills and New York Jets coach Rex Ryan lambasted Donald Trump, saying he is appalled at the presidents comments about players taking a knee during the national anthem.
Let me tell you, Im pissed off, Ill be honest with you, Ryan said Sunday morning. I supported Donald Trump. I sat back when he asked me to introduce him at a rally in Buffalo, I did that.
Addressing Trumps Friday night comments directed at ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick, Ryan continued, But Im reading these comments, and its appalling to me. And Im sure its appalling to almost any citizen in our country. It should be.
You know, calling our players SOBs and all that kind of stuff, thats not the men that I know. The men that I know in the locker room Im proud of. Im proud to be associated with those people, Ryan added. I apologized for being pissed off but guess what? Thats it, because right away Im associated with what Donald Trump stands for and all that because I introduced him. I never signed up for that, I never wanted that. That doesnt mean I support 100 percent of the things he says.
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'I'm pissed off, I supported Donald Trump': Ex-NFL coach Rex Ryan hammers president... (Original Post)
DonViejo
Sep 2017
OP
He wasn't pissed off by the events that led Kap to take a knee risk begin with.
onecaliberal
Sep 2017
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MLAA
(17,298 posts)1. File this under 'good to know'
Glad he is speaking out now. However...
All the derogatory and hateful comments about large groups of Americans during the election wasn't enough. But calling football players SOBS was a bridge too far for this Coach.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)2. He wasn't pissed off by the events that led Kap to take a knee risk begin with.
maveric
(16,445 posts)3. "I supported Donald Trump" Nuff said.
Fuck you Ryan.
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)4. Bullies and assholes supporting each other nt
Doreen
(11,686 posts)5. I think he is more pissed at getting caught
purposely ignoring the obvious from the start that trump is like that in the first place. It was pretty clear you idiotic asshole.