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>So taking a knee in peaceful protest of racial violence and discrimination is disgusting and cowardly? I don't get it.

Take a look at Bill's reply. I agree with his viewpoint more than I'd disagree with it.

Consider this - you're a fairly young singer, and you get the chance to sing the National Anthem in front of a stadium of 50 to 75 thousand people.

And you've got players taking a knee in front of that singer.


And now consider this - you have high school teens doing it. I will tell you right know, I'd be goddamn furious if my kid ever did that.


Also consider this - in the Baltimore/Jacksonville game last week in London, the players took a knee for the U.S. anthem, but stood for the British version (God Save the Queen).

If someone doesn't get the huge moral inconsistency of showing respect for a foreign country’s anthem while protesting your own on foreign soil, I doubt anyone can help them understand.


Finally, consider this: one of the Cleveland Brown players who took a knee during a MNF pre-season game had previously posted a pic on Instagram of an artist rendition of an ISIS-like beheading of a police officer.

So I don't want hear any of this existentialist whining from NFL players - they benefit from an enormous system. And the Pittsburgh Steelers clearly got in the ear of Alejandro Villaneuva (the lone Steeler who came out and saluted the flag) and told him to "get with the program", as evidenced by his apology a few days later.

I detest Trump and I've said that a million times. I also love what this country stands for. Yes, we have many issues and they need to be resolved. But that's no excuse for what we've seen.

Go read what Drew Brees said about all this - he clearly is one of only a handful of players who has his head on straight.