Some Philadelphia Eagles players boycotting White House visit over Trump

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The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time in the franchise's history on Sunday, but several players have already indicated that they will not participate in the traditional White House visit, citing their opposition to President Donald Trump.

Wide receiver Torrey Smith, who raised his fist on the field to express solidarity with the "Black Lives Matter" movement, expressed his disapproval of Trump's war against players who take a knee during the national anthem to protest racism.
Trump, who released a statement on Super Bowl Sunday urging players to "proudly stand for the anthem," congratulated the Eagles for their historic win.
"Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles on a great Super Bowl victory!" he tweeted.


"We read the news just like everyone else," Smith said on Wednesday. "You see Donald Trump tweet something ... We have those conversations in the locker room, just like everyone else does in the workplace. We're very informed about what goes on, and we're trying to continue to educate ourselves."
"They call it the anthem protest," he added. "We're not protesting the anthem. It's a protest during the anthem. I understand why people are mad, or may be offended when someone takes a knee. My father, when he dies, is going to be buried with an American flag draped around his casket, being that he served in the Army."


Donald Trump's unrelenting war with the NFL

When Trump launched a crusade in September against players who take a knee during the National Anthem to protest racism and NFL owners who allow them, he sparked a wave of new protests on the field.
Smith and some of his teammates were some of Trump's most outspoken critics.
Eagles defensive end Chris Long, who skipped the White House visit last year when he played for last year's champs, the New England Patriots, also won't attend.
"No, I'm not going to the White House. Are you kidding me?" he said during an interview on Pardon My Take Podcast last Sunday.


Running back LeGarrette Blount, who played for the Patriots last year, also skipped at the time, saying, "I just don't feel welcome into that house. I'm just gonna leave it at that."
Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, who also raised his fist during the National Anthem with Smith, has also been an outspoken critic of the President.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/philadelphia-eagles-super-bowl-white-house-visit/index.html
 
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So a few ain't going but most are. Cool.


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Peace,



If you can’t differentiate between a black athlete standing up for an anthem, a black person watching television, and a black player willingly visiting an anti-black White House, I don’t know what to say about you.

of course, you can't ....there is always an effort to differentiate to make unwillingness to stand for something acceptable.
 
you know what's gonna happen-
He won't extend an invitation and claim it a MAGA win!

Start a new tradition-
The Eagles should go to D.C. and celebrate at THE Museum!

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They are not listening to the owners especially key players

We won't know that unless the owners say something.

We have seen in recent years that the ownership doesn't give a shit about key players because they have gotten rid of a few
 
We won't know that unless the owners say something.

We have seen in recent years that the ownership doesn't give a shit about key players because they have gotten rid of a few
I’m pretty sure that feeling it’s not going to do that also I’m pretty sure that they may not repeat the Super Bowl next year neither
 
As they need to. It's much of The Usual Suspects, Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Long, LeGarrette Blount and others. The list The list will grow, trust me
 
Well i dnt see the problem with them going since they dnt take a knee they might as well go.. fuck'em!
 
And the black people who watch the NBA after they told every black player they will stand or else...

No difference.. except that NBA players are free to openly protest during the pregame with their attire and the league supports them.

The main reason is that they can't treat those guaranteed contracts like lil bitches.

Is agent zero still being paid?
 
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