GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday that the Green Bay Packers were going to ask fans attending Thursday night's game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field to join them in linking arms during the national anthem as a show of unity.
Later on Tuesday night, Packers players released a statement explaining what they hope to accomplish. Here’s that statement in full:
“The NFL family is one of the most diverse communities in the world. Just look around! The eclectic group of players that you root for, the coaches you admire, the people you sit next to in the stands, those high-fiving on military bases, fans at the sports bar or during tailgate parties—we all come from different walks of life and have unique backgrounds and stories.
“The game of football brings people together. As NFL players, we are a living testimony that individuals from different backgrounds and with different life experiences can work together toward a common goal.
“This Thursday during the national anthem at Lambeau Field, Packers players, coaches and staff will join together with arms intertwined—connected like the threads on your favorite jersey. When we take this action, what you will see will be so much more than just a bunch of football players locking arms. The image you will see on September 28th will be one of unity. It will represent a coming together of players who want the same things that all of us do—freedom, equality, tolerance, understanding, and justice for those who have been unjustly treated, discriminated against or otherwise treated unfairly. You will see the sons of police officers, kids who grew up in military families, people who have themselves experienced injustice and discrimination firsthand, and an array of others all linking together in a display of unity.
“Those of us joining arms on Thursday will be different in so many ways, but one thing that binds us together is that we are all individuals who want to help make our society, our country and our world a better place. We believe that in diversity there can be UNI-versity. Intertwined, we represent the many people who helped build this country, and we are joining together to show that we are ready to continue to build.
“Let’s work together to build a society that is more fair and just.
“Join us this Thursday by locking arms with whoever you’re with, stranger or loved one, wherever you are—intertwined and included—in this moment of unification.”
-- The Packers Players
8 comments:
"Unity" coming from a man that doesn't get along with his own parents and siblings.
And by "diverse" he means 85% black.
The old conundrum condom. If the players link arms, then they won't be kneeling. The players can interpret the gesture to mean a screw you to Trump, and the fans can interpret it as a moving, kumbaya moment.......I always looked on the National Anthem as a kind of boring piety, like saying grace before Thanksgiving. I've had occasion to dine with evangelicals. Those prayers can go on forever, and then they ask the youngest kid to add his blessing......Now when they play the anthem, everyone will have to stand up straight and look rapt with patriotism.. It's a bother.
I expect they'll get a big Fork You.
There isn't a a society more fair and just than this and most Americans know it.
They talk about fair and just like the Russians talked about world peace.
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Interwebz ticket agencies are offering NFL tickets discounted 10% and ratings have dropped 23% in two years.
Even the Lingerie League is dissing the pros.
The NFL players must all be suffering from brain damage. Look, all you have to do is stand for the National Anthem and be respectful.
What's all this unity crap and linking arms? Or imagining that you're oppressed millionaires?
Or imagining that you're oppressed millionaires
Bingo.
All this horseshit makes me so glad I stopped watching pro sports. Dear Jesus what a fuck up the NFL has done to itself. Congrats you idiots for getting played by the left like a cheap guitar.
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