Eric Reid Anthem Thread

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(04-10-2018, 01:20 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: These guys get paid to play football, not for their political view points and whether they mean to or not they alienate
military who die for our freedom when they do this. Football is no place for politics and i actually have respect for how
Marvin has handled all of this honestly. He has kept it professional unlike Tomlin and the Stealers.

I understand this, but you also don't hear people saying "This is football, not a church" when players point towards the sky, pray on the field, or do the sign of the cross before kicking (can't recall which kicker did that), either.  I do recall a player praying to mecca in the endzone and it causing a bit of a stir, though.

Part of me can see why JJ Watt running around with the flag and throwing up civilian salutes is endearing, part of me can see why him playing GI Joe is patronizing, too.  That's just what you get with people.

As long as people play football you'll never be able to remove politics, the human element, and opinions from the game.