Seahawks player abused for kneeling for anthem ... despite not kneeling for anthem

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Seahawks player abused for kneeling for anthem … despite not kneeling for anthem

• Woman directs expletives at Seattle’s Mike Tyson and Neiko Thorpe
• Tyson did not appear in any games for Seahawks last season

Mon 12 Mar 2018 17.58 GMT Last modified on Mon 12 Mar 2018 18.36 GMT

Seattle Seahawks players Mike Tyson and Neiko Thorpe were met with a volley of abuse by a woman angry at last season’s anthem protests ... despite the fact that Tyson had no part in the protests.

Thorpe shared the incident, which happened as they arrived for training, on Twitter. The woman told the players to “Stand up and be a man” and “Get off your little fucking knees and ... represent the [country] that made you what you are.”

Link to tweet

She also had her say on the source of the players’ income. “All I care about is that my tax dollars pay for you to play and go fucking play and get off your fucking knees.” The NFL and teams raise the vast majority of their revenue from fans, sponsors and broadcasters rather than the government although local taxes are sometimes used to help build stadiums. The military also pays the league to promote the armed forces before games. Thorpe earned $1.6m last season, meaning he paid a sizable chunk of his own income in taxes.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/mar/12/mike-tyson-neiko-thorpe-seattle-seahawks-nfl-protests-abuse

[samnsara]

1. she let loose on Tyson?? OH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[ProfessorGAC]

2. What An Idiot!

She pays taxes so he can play football? I guarantee that she pays not one red cent so the other 31 teams can play football. He should have thrown her a 10 and said, "That's about how much in taxes the stadium is costing you, idiot!"