Jonboy Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Seems like the media is already blowing this way out of proportion. All Casey really said is that he'll continue raising a fist (while standing) during the anthem. If he gets fined, so be it. Twitter is blowing up though with Ian Rapoport saying "Jurrell Casey becomes the first player to say he’s still going to protest during the anthem and take his fine." People in TN are going to be flipping out over these headlines even though they haven't seemed to have had much of a problem with Casey's form of protest thus far. Of course, this would all be made simpler if the NFL policy was actually clear on whether or not raising a fist while standing constitutes a fine or not. ChesterCopperpot1, Titans279, and TeamBass 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2018/07/18/titans-jurrell-casey-national-anthem-protest-going-take-my-fine-colin-kaepernick-rishard-matthews/796597002/ Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey intends to protest during the national anthem this season, and will pay whatever fine is handed down by the team, he told CNN on Wednesday in an interview during a promotional event in London. "I'm going to take my fine," Casey said. "It is what it is, I ain't going to let them stop me from doing what I want to do. If they want to have these battles between players and organizations, this is the way it's going to be." Casey, a three-time Pro Bowl lineman entering his eighth year in the NFL, has raised a fist after the playing of the national anthem before each game the last two seasons. He said that form of protest was because he “wanted to be respectful.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cornrow Wallace Posted July 18, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Jurrell is the best. Huston, ChemEngr79, TeamRamrod, and 9 others 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 @Jonboy, you beat me to the punch as you always do. You can delete/merge my thread Jonboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamRamrod Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Good. OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 The fact that the NFL would fine a player for raising a fist over something that he believes in might be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. ChemEngr79, pamo9, and OILERMAN 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlers Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Good for Jurell...stand up Titans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 And I'll continue not giving a shit either way. Fuck your politics! Fuck the NFL! Go Titans! BaddKarma, and jphardy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 When did we decide that peaceful protest should not be tolerated in America? ChemEngr79, Omar, XAEA12, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TerryBoats Posted July 18, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Number9 said: When did we decide that peaceful protest should not be tolerated in America? His employer doesn't have to tolerate jack. That seems to be lost on these players. titanmc, ONUV, Denali, and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaddKarma Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Fuck these stories. Football is lost... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, BaddKarma said: Fuck these stories. Football is lost... Pretty sure football is unaffected... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, abc2330 said: His employer doesn't have to tolerate jack. That seems to be lost on these players. Okay, then in reality it isn't a protest. I used the wrong word of our complex language. They are making a symbolic gesture. They are not protesting the singing of the National Anthem, nor are they protesting against the NFL. It's a gesture to aware people of the police brutality and killings of Americans. Players wore pink, even before the NFL did it league wide. Player have worn black arm band to recognize people who have died. Players have done many things as gestures for years. Fact. Fact. Fact. And tons of more facts are there if you look to see that these type gestures have gone on for decades. The only difference here is the NFL stupidly pointed their cameras on the gestures, week after week, until people who don't even watch kickoffs where all up in arms about it. I won't respond further in this thread, hopefully. XAEA12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeFan Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Raising a fist AFTER the National Anthem. If he gets fined for that he will win easily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONUV Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Not giving any money to the NFL or Titans until this shit stops. KnoxTitan, Karkosa, Bluth, and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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