In a Saturday morning tweet Mathieu Perreault Jersey , New York Congressman Peter King criticized the Jets’ reluctance to fine players for protesting during the anthem, questioning whether CEO Christopher Johnson would provide the same cover for players who display “Nazi salutes or spew racism” under the guise of free speech. Later in the day, King elaborated on his remarks.
鈥淭o me, the people who are kneeling down, accusing the police of misconduct, that鈥檚 not something that fits within reasonable protest,鈥?King told Kristopher Brooks and Bob Glauber of Newsday. 鈥淚f I owned an NFL team, I鈥檇 say, ‘Either stand up or not be on the team.'”
King has the right think that and to say that Claude Giroux Jersey , just as the players have the right to think and do otherwise. King’s position is fueled by his belief that the underlying premise of the protests — police brutality against African-Americans and persons of color — arises from a “lie” and that “the statistics don’t show” that minorities have a greater likelihood of suffering unjustified injury or worse at the hands of law-enforcement officials.
Apparently, King trusts statistics more than his own lying eyes.
Even if there’s merit to the argument that African-Americans and people of color are more likely to face unwarranted force when interacting with police, King believes that the protests automatically constitute disrespect.
鈥淵ou shouldn鈥檛 be disrespecting the American flag no matter who you are,鈥?King told Newsday.
The NFL Players Association questioned whether King’s views reflect the principles on which the nation was founded.
鈥淥n one level, management should be applauded when it supports labor, because it doesn鈥檛 happen as often as it should, and Christopher Johnson is doing the right thing by supporting the players,鈥?NFLPA spokesman George Atallah told Newsday. 鈥淥n another level, as an Arab-American immigrant kid from Queens Brendan Leipsic Jersey Kids , I know American values and this point of view doesn鈥檛 reflect them.”
Which further demonstrates the divide between those who believe that any protest during the anthem constitutes disrespect of the flag, the anthem, and/or the military and those who believe that peaceful protest constitutes an exercise of the very freedoms for which so many men and women have fought and died. People feel very strongly on both sides of the issue; for whatever reason, the NFL has felt compelled to listen only to those on one side of it.
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers would welcome the return of tight end Antonio Gates following the serious knee injury sustained by Hunter Henry last week.
Rivers endorsed the idea of re-signing Gates, who is a free agent after playing all 15 seasons of his record-setting career for the Chargers, but said the decision would be up to general manager Tom Telesco and head coach Anthony Lynn.
”I would always be excited if he walked back in the door, obviously. Certainly, he would get my vote,” Rivers said Tuesday.
Gates would be a logical fit to help replace Henry Authentic Marcus Johansson Jersey , who is expected to miss the upcoming season because of a torn ACL he sustained in practice. Henry had emerged as a top target for Rivers over his first two seasons with 81 receptions for 1,057 yards and 12 touchdowns, contributing to the team’s decision not to bring back Gates.
Gates caught 87 of his 114 touchdown receptions from Rivers, the second-most by a quarterback-receiver combination in NFL history behind the 112 touchdown passes Peyton Manning threw to Marvin Harrison for Indianapolis. Gates has the most touchdown receptions by a tight end in NFL history to go along with his franchise-record 927 receptions and 11,508 yards receiving.
The absence of Henry leaves Virgil Green as the only tight end currently on the roster that has caught a pass in an NFL game. Behind Green, who signed with the Chargers as a free agent from Denver in April, are second-year players Sean Culkin and Braedon Bowman and rookies Cole Hunt and Ben Johnson.
”It will look different without Hunter in there, but thankfully we have another 10 practices or so, counting the mini-camp Evgenii Dadonov Jersey Kids , to continue to shape the offense for who we’re going to be,” Rivers said.
Rivers had been in contact with Gates since Henry tore his ACL, declining to discuss the specifics of their conversations.
”If something were to happen down the road, he wouldn’t have wanted it to come that way with Hunter’s absence,” Rivers said.
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