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Norbert

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Sun Oct 29, 2017, 09:58 PM Oct 2017

Nearly Every Texans Player Kneeled During Todays National Anthem

n the wake of their team’s owner referring to them as “inmates,” nearly every member of the Houston Texans took a knee during Sunday’s pre-game national anthem.

Save but a handful players, the Texans participated in a stunning display of unity ahead of their game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Washington. ESPN estimates that approximately 10 of the 50-plus-member team remained standing.

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...recent comments from Texans owner Bob McNair appear to have struck a chord. “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” McNair, who’s donated millions to the Trump campaign, said of the anthem protests in an ESPN article published Friday.


[link:https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/majority-texans-knee-protest_us_59f639cde4b03cd20b823a61?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009|
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Nearly Every Texans Player Kneeled During Todays National Anthem (Original Post) Norbert Oct 2017 OP
Looks as if the inmates may have just staged a jailbreak. pangaia Oct 2017 #1
This is what America needs. AngryAmish Oct 2017 #2
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