Denver Broncos Players: No More Kneeling For Us

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"Last week, members of our team joined their brothers around the NFL in a powerful display of unity.

"It was an emotional time for everyone, including the fans who support us each and every week. As controversial as it appeared, we needed to show our collective strength and resolve.

"Our voices needed to be heard loud and clear.

"Make no mistake — our actions were in no way a protest of the military, the flag or those who keep us safe. We have nothing but the deepest love and respect for those who protect our way of life and the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.

"While there’s no greater country, it’s not perfect. Inequalities still exist, and we have work to do in ALL forms of social justice. We can all do better.

"It starts with us. We need to do our part and use our platform as NFL players to continue driving that positive change.

"Our locker room is one diverse place, and that’s what makes it so special. It’s where thoughtful, intelligent leaders from all different races, religions and backgrounds come together.

"We may have different values and beliefs, but there’s one thing we all agree on:

"We’re a team and we stand together — no matter how divisive some comments and issues can be, nothing should ever get in the way of that.

"Starting Sunday, we’ll be standing together."

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white supremiscist sympathizers hiding behind the flag.........:


The team’s leadership council — which is composed of about 20 players including Brandon Marshall, Von Miller, Derek Wolfe, the entire secondary, Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders and Brandon McManus — convened Wednesday to discuss their plan going forth and later informed head coach Vance Joseph.

Last Sunday in Buffalo, 32 Broncos players knelt during the national anthem as a direct response to President Donald Trump’s comments that NFL owners should fire “son of a bytch” protesters.


Broncos general manager John Elway told the team’s website during his weekly address that he believes in standing for the anthem and that “hopefully, as we go forward, we can start concentrating on football a little bit more.”

“I believe that this is the greatest country in the world. We are very fortunate to live here, but it’s obviously not perfect,” he said. “There are a lot of things that need to be corrected, and we will continue to work on those things. I’m one that really believes in standing for the flag. I understand the players and the way they felt from the comments that were made earlier in the week. They felt that they had to go down and kneel and that’s up to them.

“Take the politics out of football. But I think that last week was a good show of unity by the NFL and hopefully this week we can move forward.”

Joseph offered a similar message; he too believes in standing for the anthem but he defended his players’ right to peacefully protest and reiterated that their actions were not directed toward the military.

“This thing has grown. It’s evolving every day. I’m not sure if we know what it’s about anymore. That’s the issue in my opinion,” Joseph said. “Our players have great respect for the military in my opinion. That was not the initial cause. It’s getting to be a confusing topic and I said on Monday that politics and football don’t mix. I want to keep it separate from our team, but it’s an issue and we need to address it.”
 
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:mjlol: where are the c00ns who's narrative last weekend was they are watching NFL to support the black players taking a stand

whats the new narrative this Sunday :mjlol:
 
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