Last MAN standing in the NFL, Ranger Alejandro Villanueva

[Team Sergeant]

Doesn't surprise me that's its an American Military Veteran..........

Well done Ranger Villanueva.








Alejandro Villanueva only Steelers player to appear for national anthem
By Rebecca Savransky - 09/24/17 03:53 PM EDT

Alejandro Villanueva was the only player on the Pittsburgh Steelers to come out of the locker room*Sunday*when the national anthem played ahead of the game.
Villanueva, who served three tours in Afghanistan as an Army ranger, stood outside the locker room tunnel and put*his hand over his heart during the national anthem.

Most of the players on the Steelers stayed in their locker room as the national
anthem played before their game Sunday in Chicago.*

Photos showed an empty Steelers' sideline as the anthem played.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said ahead of the game the team would not be participating in the anthem.
"Not to be disrespectful to the anthem, to remove ourselves from the circumstance. People shouldn't have to choose. If a guy wants to go about his normal business and participate in the anthem, he shouldn't be forced to choose sides,” Tomlin told CBS before the game.
“If a guy feels the need to do something, he shouldn't be separated from his teammate who chooses not to. So we're not participating today. That's our decision. We're gonna be 100 percent.”
The decision came after President Trump last week attacked NFL players who refuse to stand during the national anthem.
"Wouldn't you love to see one of*these NFL owners, when somebody*disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a b---- off the*field right now,'" Trump said at a rally in Alabama on Friday. "'He is fired.'"*
Trump*doubled down on his attacks on Sunday, tweeting that kneeling is "not acceptable."
"Courageous Patriots have fought and died for our great American Flag --- we MUST honor and respect it! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump tweeted.
Several teams and players have since come out against Trump's comments, calling them divisive and disappointing.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/352...ational-anthem

[tonyz]

If there is going to be a second civil war - this is the easiest litmus test in the history of the planet.

If you can't stand for our national anthem or pledge alliegence to the Flag...I know where you stand and I know where I stand...and let's not forget those who stand and those who do not. Actions have consequences.

There is no doubt in my heart where I STAND on this issue...where is your heart and where do you STAND on this issue?

Yup, time to pick sides...and this one's simple.

The NFL is about money...hit 'em where it hurts.

[Mustang Man]

Sports was one of the last remaining things to be non-politized, now that ship has sailed. This is good because Joe six-pack can finally wake up and personally see these crazy leftist antics live on his idiot box. It's safe to say the average American couch potato AT THE VERY LEAST is starting to get annoyed with these players actions. This is a win win for us in the culture war.

[Paslode]

Originally Posted by tonyz

If there is going to be a second civil war - this is the easiest litmus test in the history of the planet.

If you can't stand for our national anthem or pledge alliegence to the Flag...I know where you stand and I know where I stand...and let's not forget those who stand and those who do not. Actions have consequences.

There is no doubt in my heart where I STAND on this issue...where is your heart and where do you STAND on this issue?

Yup, time to pick sides...and this one's simple.

The NFL is about money...hit 'em where it hurts.

I quite watching pro sports decades ago and I haven't spent on a red cent on their crap......and that won't change anytime soon.

Kind of amazing that many (probably most) of these ass hats would at best be flipping burgers and at worst be roaming the streets if it were not for the NFL and the white folks that pay to watch them play a kids game. Hell, they would all still be picking cotton on plantations were it not for white folks.

[Sohei]

Many times...doing the right thing requires you to have to do it alone!

Thank you, Brother for being willing to do it!

[tonyz]

Millionaires who will not stand for our national anthem should be shunned. Not just at the stadium.

[turboprop]

Originally Posted by Paslode

I quite watching pro sports decades ago and I haven't spent on a red cent on their crap......and that won't change anytime soon.

Kind of amazing that many (probably most) of these ass hats would at best be flipping burgers and at worst be roaming the streets if it were not for the NFL and the white folks that pay to watch them play a kids game. Hell, they would all still be picking cotton on plantations were it not for white folks.

I have some brothers in Special Forces that are black. I'm sure they would love to thank you for not being on plantations.

I don't care for the NFL personally, but I understand the concept of being at the top of a game. It doesn't just happen. Those guys (white, black or purple) didn't just decide they were going to do that instead of selling crack or flipping burgers. While you may have a shallow and amateurish existence, that isn't the life that everyone lives.

In the future, please find a more appropriate forum for racist blubbering. If you're confused, re-read my first sentence.

As far as the actual story, well-done Alejandro. There is a way to handle this stuff with class that has a far more profound effect than spitting bile back and forth. Setting the example for others to follow.

[bblhead672]

I hope Mr. Villanueva's actions will continue each week. Perhaps other Steeler players will follow his leadership.

Thank you Ranger Villanueva!

[TJ11B]

Good on you Ranger!

Thanks for setting the example.

[Box]

One man decided to stand proudly - alone, with his hand over his heart - and pay respect to his nation...
...the lesser men stayed hidden in the cave until the scary noise stopped

I have more respect for colin kleperdink and his pig socks than I have for any man that stays in the locker room to avoid conflict.

Lesser men, across our nation, this weekend decide to put their moral courage on display and elected to hide in the locker room so they wouldn't have to pick a side. This entire events reminds me of a scene from King Henry V......

O that we now had here But one ten thousand of those men in the locker room that make no stand today…

What’s he that wishes so?
My cousin Westmoreland?
No, my fair cousin. If we are marked to stand with our hands on our hearts, we are enough to rule the 24 hour news cycle and if to live…
The fewer men, the greater share of honor.

God’s will! I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost; It yearns me not if men my #78 Jersey wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires; but if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive.

No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from that silent pitiful locker room. God’s peace! I would not lose so great an honor. As one man more, standing for the anthem would lessen the impact of me standing at the mouth of the tunnel.

For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more! Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through liberal news outlets, and overrated journalists.

That he which hath no stomach to this fight, let him remain hidden in the locker room. His reputation shall be solidified, and no mention of his name will be made on CNN nor MSNBC. We should not rejoice in the end zone in that man’s company that fears his fellowship to listen to the national anthem with us.

This day is call’d the feast of Villanueva. He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, and rouse him at the name of Alejandro Villanueva. He that shall live this day, and see old age, will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors, And say, “To-morrow is Alejandro Villanueva.” Then will he load his YouTube video, show this clip, And say, “This clip, I watched on Alejandro Villanueva’s day.”

Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, But he’ll remember with advantages what feats he did that day. Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words, Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb’red. This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Alejandro Villanueva shall ne’er go by, From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered,

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he to-day that stands with me during the national anthem, shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition;

And lesser men that stayed hidden in the locker room, now a-bed shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That came out on the field during the national anthem upon Alejandro Villanueva’s day.

[Sohei]

Originally Posted by Box

Lesser men, across our nation, this weekend decide to put their moral courage on display and elected to hide in the locker room so they wouldn't have to pick a side.

Yep...the act of "omission" is the act of "commission".

So, IMO, they did the same thing except for the fact that they didn't have enough backbone to do either, so they chose the way of the coward....

[Team Sergeant]

National Felons League, spitting in the face of all who have defended this nation.

Only one man in ten thousand has the spine to take a stand.

Now we watch as the NFL crumbles into nothing, along with nike who's backing the players.

Everything is in play. Spend your dollars wisely.

[TJ11B]

F*ck em', and the horse they rode in on.

Nike no longer gets any of my hard-earned salary. "BCG" brand at Academy is just as comfortable and 1/3 the price.

[JJ_BPK]

Roger Goodell Ignoring League's Own Rules in Letting Players Protest Anthem

Originally Posted by TJ11B

The rules are found on pages A62-63 of the league’s game operations manual:

The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem.

During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country. Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses.

After the millions spent on de-flated balls.. I'm wondering what Goodell will do with kneelers??

[the squid]

Originally Posted by tonyz

If there is going to be a second civil war - this is the easiest litmus test in the history of the planet.

If you can't stand for our national anthem or pledge alliegence to the Flag...I know where you stand and I know where I stand...and let's not forget those who stand and those who do not. Actions have consequences.

What about those who would stand but support the right to kneel? Yeah, I know, the first amendment doesn't protect you from your employer. I get that. My point is that it's entirely possible to have a nuanced point of view on this, to disagree with their actions without coming off like a rabid lunatic pining for another civil war so he can act out his military fantasy.

What consequences? A second civil war? Are you going to shoot them?