AWARDS/NFL/SPORTS: “New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick said in a statement Monday that he had turned down the opportunity to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump because of the ‘tragic events of last week,’ a reference to the rampage at the Capitol. In a statement, Belichick said he was flattered to be […]
Category: NFL
12/13/2020
CANCEL CULTURE/NATIVE AMERICANS/NFL/OHIO/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oh no! What is going on? This is not good news, even for ‘Indians’. Cancel culture at work! RT @USRealityCheck Cleveland Indians dropping controversial team name The Cleveland Indians are dropping their controversial nickname, according to a report. Following in the footsteps of the Washington Football Team, Cleveland will remove […]
11/26/2020
NFL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No thanks! RT @RodH75727469 QB’s Deshaun Watson (Houston Texans) & Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) exercising Social Justice support during the National Anthem minutes ago https://twitter.com/RodH75727469/status/1332020550982635524/photo/1″ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 26, 2020 9:16 am […]
10/21/2020
NFL/PROTESTS/SPORTS: “And I think what the, uh, football ought to get back to football and basketball to basketball and let politics remain separate. And if people wanna protest, they can. But they shouldn’t be protesting on the sidelines during a football game, especially when they’re making $10 million a year for something that they’d be […]
10/18/2020
NFL/PROTESTS: “I’m not into football so much anymore if you want to know the truth… love people that honor our anthem and honor our flag and honor our country… We want people that love our country. We don’t want this part. If a player’s making $25 million a year doing something he’d be doing anyway […]
10/12/2020
CHINA/MEDIA/NBA/NFL/QUOTE/SPORTS: “Viewership for NBA Finals Finale Crash Nearly 70%, Beaten by Random Sunday Night Football Game https://breitbart.com/sports/2020/10/12/viewership-for-nba-finals-finale-crash-nearly-70-from-2019-again-beaten-by-random-sunday-night-football-game/ via @BreitbartNews Maybe they were watching in China, but I doubt it. Zero interest!” ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2020 10:14 am […]
9/25/2020
CHILDREN/EDUCATION/NFL: “We will stop the radical indoctrination of our students and restore patriotic education to our schools. We will teach our children to love our country, honor our history, and always respect our great American flag. Are you listening NFL? Are you listening NFL? And we will live by the timeless words of our national […]
9/20/2020
NFL/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People want respect for our Anthem and our Flag. Ratings will only get worse! Didn’t we go through this once before? RT @DailyCaller NFL TV Ratings Are In The Toilet. There’s Probably 1 Major Reason Why“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2020 4:10 am […]
9/16/2020
NFL/POLITICS/PROTESTS/SPORTS: “ ‘Cratered’. We have plenty of politics to go around without disrespecting our great American Flag or Anthem. I thought the NFL learned their lesson two years ago. The people will not put up with this (again). Just not worth it, hard to watch! RT @dhookstead The NFL’s TV ratings have crated, and are […]
9/10/2020
EDUCATION/NFL/SPORTS: “It’s also crucial for colleges and universities to stay open. And we hope that they do indeed stay open, and we want to see Big 10 football… And it’ll be a great thing for our country and the players. And the coaches want to do it really badly… And the players are missing a […]
8/15/2020
NFL/SPORTS: “I want to say that I want college football to come back. These are strong, healthy, incredible people… And, you know, I just want to say — it’s sort of sad because I’d been fighting for football to come back. We’re trying to help the NFL, as long as they stand for our National […]
8/11/2020
NFL/SPORTS: “But I won’t watch [football], I won’t watch if people don’t stand for the National Anthem. If they kneel, I don’t watch, including the Super Bowl. With that being said, we’re helping the NFL greatly on getting going, etc., etc. But I won’t care and I won’t watch if they don’t stand for the […]
8/11/2020
NFL/PROTESTS/SPORTS: [Clay Travis: “Mr. President, what do you hear about the NFL?”] “Well, they want to open and they want to open badly. And they’d been working with government. I would say this: If they don’t stand for the national anthem, I hope they don’t open. But other than that, I’d love to see them […]
8/11/2020
NBA/NFL/SPORTS: “You look at the NBA and what’s happening with the NBA and their poor ratings. I don’t know; can’t imagine why. But they didn’t stand, they didn’t show respect to our flag… The NFL had its problems, two years ago, when that happened. They went way down in their ratings and their fans, and […]
8/6/2020
NFL/PROTESTS/SPORTS: “I think when you have people kneeling, there are plenty of places you can protest, you don’t have to protest when they’re raising the flag and playing the national anthem. And when they’re kneeling during the national anthem, I’m not a watcher.” -Donald Trump as quoted by Factbase, “Interview: Geraldo Rivera Interviews Donald Trump […]
7/24/2020
NFL/PROTESTS: “I don’t like the kneeling. I must be honest with you, I don’t like the kneeling. I didn’t like it for the NFL. I think there are many ways of showing you’re unhappy.” -Donald Trump, “Dave “Walter Cronkite” Portnoy Interviews Donald Trump at the White House,” barstoolsports.com, July 24, 2020 […]
6/18/2020
DONALD JR/NFL/PROTESTS: “You have to stand for the flag and the anthem, our national anthem, you have to stand. And I think the NFL is going to have a lot of problems if they don’t. And I think the same thing with the U.S. Soccer, they said, they’re not going to have to stand. Well, […]
6/17/2020
NFL/PROTESTS: “I don’t want to see people kneel for the national anthem, for the American flag. You stand, be proud. Put your hand on your heart. Salute, if you’d like to do that, but you have to show respect. There are plenty of places and plenty of things you can protest. I was very disappointed […]
5/17/2020
MEDIA/NFL: “Phyllis George was a great person and a true pioneer for women in television. The NFL could not have made a better ‘pick’ when they choose Phyllis to be the first woman to represent them. Also, a wonderful First Lady of Kentucky as the wife of Gov. John Y. Brown…. ….May Phyllis Rest In […]