Jaguars owner Shad Khan: Donald Trump has 'shown leadership as the great divider'

[bathroommonkey76]

Like several NFL owners, Shad Khan contributed $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration. But in the wake of Trump's remarks that owners should fire players who "disrespect the flag," Khan instead stood arm-in-arm with his players before a Sept. 24 game against the Ravens and issued a statement that read in part: "I met with our team captains prior to the game to express my support for them, all NFL players and the league following the divisive and contentious remarks made by President Trump."

Link to tweet

Trump has continued his crusade against the NFL and its players, some of whom are kneeling to protest social inequality. On Thursday, Khan, the Jaguars owner since 2012, made a point of publicly criticizing the president.

"You have to give Trump credit, people are confused on the First Amendment versus patriotism, that if you exercise your First Amendment you're not a patriot, which is crazy," Khan said Thursday at an executive conference presented by Crain's Who's Who in Chicago Business. "People are confused on it, [Trump] knew he could hit on it and take advantage. I think what we're seeing is the great divider overcoming the great uniter."

Despite the $1 million donation, Khan, who emigrated from Pakistan at the age of 16, concedes that he was shocked when he heard Trump's rhetoric towards immigrants and Muslims and now thinks "politics and the Western World will never be the same again" because of Trump.

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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-owner-shad-khan-donald-trump-has-shown-leadership-as-the-great-divider/

[ExciteBike66]

1. Wait, he donated for the inauguration?

How can he be surprised at the rhetoric then? The rhetoric was happening long before the inauguration.

"Despite the $1 million donation, Khan, who emigrated from Pakistan at the age of 16, concedes that he was shocked when he heard Trump's rhetoric towards immigrants and Muslims and now thinks "politics and the Western World will never be the same again" because of Trump. "

[bathroommonkey76]

2. Yes, he donated to Trump's inauguration.

Khan's comments come four days after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who also donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration, declared that "any player who disrespects the flag or does not stand for the anthem will not play in the game," and a day after Jones met with his players to discuss the new rule, and reportedly explained that his stance on the anthem was because he wants to play the bad guy and deflect attention from the rest of the team.

[Demit]

3. "some of whom are kneeling to protest social inequality"?

What a delicate turn of phrase by the cbssports writer. I guess to avoid having to say "police brutality towards black men" or even the catch-all phrase "civil rights", which is what I thought the protests were about.

[PeopleAgainstHate]

4. If White Catholic Players Knelt To Protest Abortion

If the players were white and Catholic and kneeling to protest abortion, would Trump and his mindless minions be attacking them? Throughout history kneeling has been an act of reverence, subjugation, and supplication. To rant against the players for kneeling to bring attention to violence against black people is vicious racism and nothing else. It has nothing to do with the flag and patriotism. I am an old white lady from Mississippi and I have seen enough of the world to know that racism does not have state boundaries; it is a world-wide evil.