Stop talking about protesting and just fu<king do it

[El Poyo Loco]

Malcolm Jenkins says Eagles plan to protest during MNF anthem
10:35 PM ET

• Timothy McManus

Safety Malcolm Jenkins expects members of thePhiladelphia Eagles to make a statement during the national anthem prior to Monday night's game at the Chicago Bears.

Speaking on Sportsradio 94WIP, Jenkins said he believes there will "definitely" be players on the Eagles who will show their feelings on social injustice prior to kickoff, as Colin Kaepernickand others have across the league.

"Last week, we talked about doing some stuff, but we wanted to make sure that we didn't do anything to take away from the families that suffered from 9/11," Jenkins said. "We didn't want to mess with that day, so we left last week alone. But moving forward, I'm sure there will be guys that will probably join in."

Jenkins added that he will "most likely" be one of those players.

"For me, it has nothing to do with this country or the flag or the anthem in itself," he said. "Really it's just to continue to push forward the conversation about social injustice, and that's a range of things from police brutality to wages and job opportunities, education. There's just a lot of things systematically that have been set up in this country since its inception that put minorities, especially African Americans, at a disadvantage when you talk about quality of life and actually growing in this country.

"So we want to continue to keep that conversation going and push it to as many people as we can obviously while doing our part in bringing forth change. Obviously this has been a hot topic, and the more players that join in, the further this conversation goes."

Jenkins said he has had a conversation with head coach Doug Pederson about the possibility of a player gesture.

"I'm not sure," Jenkins said when asked exactly how the players intended on expressing themselves. "I still want to talk to some of my teammates. There's been conversations that we've had of, what do we want to do? Do we want to do something as a team or as individuals? And I think that's still being discussed. But I doubt that we'll have anybody kneeling."

 

[ryderldb]

Totally agree. Total non story.

 

[malbaker86]

I think its more gully when you tell it before hand and STILL do it

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

As long as they go through with it, I don't see the problem in talking about it.

The point of the protests is to raise awareness for social injustice and to show solidarity with the victims of social injustice. They're doing that with these comments, which I'm sure were responses to questions and not unsolicited rants.

Just don't bytch up on game day

 

[West Coast Avenger]

Don't be like that other team that also is affiliated with a bird and do the opposite........

 

[Box Factory]

If this is the type of thing he's saying when discussing it

Really it's just to continue to push forward the conversation about social injustice, and that's a range of things from police brutality to wages and job opportunities, education. There's just a lot of things systematically that have been set up in this country since its inception that put minorities, especially African Americans, at a disadvantage when you talk about quality of life and actually growing in this country.

"So we want to continue to keep that conversation going and push it to as many people as we can obviously while doing our part in bringing forth change. Obviously this has been a hot topic, and the more players that join in, the further this conversation goes."

Then how do you get mad about it? He's responding to a question and keeping the talk about the issue at hand and not himself. This wasn't an "oh look at me" explanation

 

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[El Poyo Loco]

Don't be like that other team that also is affiliated with a bird and do the opposite........

If they would've done something it's not like Pete Caroll would've been mad after all he's a 9/11 truther. I think he would've loved it if it was kept in house.