Fox Sports Hosts To Ex
Mike Tomlin
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva is a former Army Ranger. While his team remained off the field for the national anthem  he stood by the tunnel with his hand over his heart. As the weekend descended into madness from the liberal media over President Trumpâs remarks about NFL players who take a knee during the Star-Spangled Banner  Villanueva proved to be Sundayâs hero.  Yet  Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin  who defended his team âs actions to remain off the field as avoiding playing politics  was disappointed the former Army Ranger visibly stood for the anthem.
âLike I said  I was looking for 100 percent participation  we were gonna be respectful of our football team â said  Tomlin . Guy torched  him :
Let me see if I've got this straight:  Tomlin  -- a Clinton donor and fundraiser -- is upset that Villanueva was not "respectful of our football team" because he decided to honor the country for which he's courageously risked his life by not snubbing the national anthem? This is the display of 'disunity' that bothers Tomlin?
Now  Fox Sports 1âs Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe joined  Tomlin   noting that Villanueva should have remained out of sight (via Mediaite) [emphasis mine]:
âIt didnât work for him to step out of the tunnel â Bayless said during Mondayâs edition of Undisputed. âIf  in fact  you had all agreed  you had voted whether a majority or unanimously  to do this as a team to stay up in the tunnel until the Anthem was done. And  Mike Tomlin  was clear.â Baylessâs colleague  Shannon Sharpe  agreed. âTeams  they always take the military mentality  because itâs all for one  one for all. Whatever we decide to do thatâs what weâre going to do.  He  went on  his  own. I get it.  He  was in the military. I commend  him  for  his  service. But in this situation if the team decided that we  all of us  were going to wait in the tunnel while the national anthem is being played  that was the protocol that should have been followed.â
The thing is no one in that universe gets it. No one. We can talk about free speech all day; the point is that 72 percent of Americans view Colin Kaepernick  who started this whole controversy in San Francisco  and  his  national anthem antics as unpatriotic. Thereâs a massive disconnect between the fans and the league. Americans are proud. They respect those who serve and when people take a knee  they see spit flying in the faces of those who have sacrificed to protect our freedoms here at home. Thereâs no changing that. If you have to explain  youâre losing. Sometimes itâs just wrong. And huddling in the tunnel like the Brits during the Blitz because no one could agree on something as simple as respecting and standing for the national anthem is just absurd. Maybe thatâs why Villanueva merchandise is going through the roof. For the bubble  this stunt didnât work  for everyone elseâthere was an American hero honoring our country. No one should be fired or suspended for taking a knee of course. They do deserve a kick in the teeth on social media  which was expected  and they shouldnât expect the intensity to subside.
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva is a former Army Ranger. While his team remained off the field for the national anthem  he stood by the tunnel with his hand over his heart. As the weekend descended into madness from the liberal media over President Trumpâs remarks about NFL players who take a knee during the Star-Spangled Banner  Villanueva proved to be Sundayâs hero.  Yet   [TGT] was disappointed the former Army Ranger visibly stood for the anthem.
âLike I said  I was looking for 100 percent participation  we were gonna be respectful of our football team â said   [TGT]  . Guy torched  him :
Let me see if I've got this straight:  Tomlin  -- a Clinton donor and fundraiser -- is upset that Villanueva was not "respectful of our football team" because he decided to honor the country for which he's courageously risked his life by not snubbing the national anthem? This is the display of 'disunity' that bothers Tomlin?
Now  Fox Sports 1âs Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe joined   [TGT]    noting that Villanueva should have remained out of sight (via Mediaite) [emphasis mine]:
âIt didnât work for  [TGT]  to step out of the tunnel â Bayless said during Mondayâs edition of Undisputed. âIf  in fact  you had all agreed  you had voted whether a majority or unanimously  to do this as a team to stay up in the tunnel until the Anthem was done. And   [TGT] was clear.â Baylessâs colleague  Shannon Sharpe  agreed. âTeams  they always take the military mentality  because itâs all for one  one for all. Whatever we decide to do thatâs what weâre going to do.  He  went on  his  own. I get it.  He  was in the military. I commend  him  for  his  service. But in this situation if the team decided that we  all of us  were going to wait in the tunnel while the national anthem is being played  that was the protocol that should have been followed.â
The thing is no one in that universe gets it. No one. We can talk about free speech all day; the point is that 72 percent of Americans view Colin Kaepernick  who started this whole controversy in San Francisco  and  his  national anthem antics as unpatriotic. Thereâs a massive disconnect between the fans and the league. Americans are proud. They respect those who serve and when people take a knee  they see spit flying in the faces of those who have sacrificed to protect our freedoms here at home. Thereâs no changing that. If you have to explain  youâre losing. Sometimes itâs just wrong. And huddling in the tunnel like the Brits during the Blitz because no one could agree on something as simple as respecting and standing for the national anthem is just absurd. Maybe thatâs why Villanueva merchandise is going through the roof. For the bubble  this stunt didnât work  for everyone elseâthere was an American hero honoring our country. No one should be fired or suspended for taking a knee of course. They do deserve a kick in the teeth on social media  which was expected  and they shouldnât expect the intensity to subside.