On Friday night the president used Twitter to call for players who failed to stand up for the national anthem to be struck off by the NFL. But in a statement put out by owner Shahid Khan, he labelled Trump’s tweets as “divisive and contentious.” Around 27 players of Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars knelt […]
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Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan stood arm-in-arm with players during the national anthem
AP Photo/Tim Ireland Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan stood arm-in-arm with his team today during the national anthem before kickoff of their game against the Baltimore Ravens in London. The gesture comes in the wake of Trump’s comments and tweets on protests during the anthem, in which he called on NFL owners to fire players who […]