Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem

WhoDat!656 · 02-02-2018, 01:33 PM

"The league gave the players a large sum of money toward their cause. That's hush money," he said, adding that players never should have been kneeling in the first place.

Walker said Colin Kaepernick would not have begun kneeling for the anthem if he was the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback, rather than the backup, in the 2016 season.

Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem | Fox News Insider

burningmetal · 02-02-2018, 01:52 PM

I agree with him other than when he said they had a "great cause". If the cause were rooted in facts and the players were crusading for said cause, then you could say at least it's a worthy cause, but wrong venue.

Every time I hear someone say "great cause", it makes me cringe. It's a black lives matter, racist cause, where the goal is to seek "revenge" on their false perceptions of "white America", that they've based on isolated instances. Statistics clearly show the opposite of what BLM claims. This kind of garbage is what keeps people divided, and as long as people pat these players on the back, and try to appease groups like BLM, then we're not going to solve that problem.

saintfan · 02-02-2018, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by WhoDat!656

"The league gave the players a large sum of money toward their cause. That's hush money," he said, adding that players never should have been kneeling in the first place.

Walker said Colin Kaepernick would not have begun kneeling for the anthem if he was the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback, rather than the backup, in the 2016 season.

Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem | Fox News Insider

DING!

People out here in Niner land understand this. His 'protest' at the time had as much to do with his playing and contract status than it did any other thing, but the media didn't get on board at that time. They piled on later and did not do their homework (or deliberately didn't report fully) and the whole Kaepernick nonsense was born.

burningmetal · 02-02-2018, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

DING!

People out here in Niner land understand this. His 'protest' at the time had as much to do with his playing and contract status than it did any other thing, but the media didn't get on board at that time. They piled on later and did not do their homework (or deliberately didn't report fully) and the whole Kaepernick nonsense was born.

Precisely. Which is why I don't know why Herschel calls it a "great cause" when he is acknowledging the truth about why Kaepernick was sitting on the bench, and later kneeling, during the Anthem. He makes a good point, and then almost refutes himself. I think too many people out there are still afraid to speak out fully against what these protests are about, and not just what started them.

All in all, though, at least Herschel is willing to speak to part of the Kaepernick myth.

02-02-2018, 01:33 PM	#1
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,043	Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem "The league gave the players a large sum of money toward their cause. That's hush money," he said, adding that players never should have been kneeling in the first place. Walker said Colin Kaepernick would not have begun kneeling for the anthem if he was the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback, rather than the backup, in the 2016 season. Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem \| Fox News Insider

02-02-2018, 01:52 PM	#2
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem I agree with him other than when he said they had a "great cause". If the cause were rooted in facts and the players were crusading for said cause, then you could say at least it's a worthy cause, but wrong venue. Every time I hear someone say "great cause", it makes me cringe. It's a black lives matter, racist cause, where the goal is to seek "revenge" on their false perceptions of "white America", that they've based on isolated instances. Statistics clearly show the opposite of what BLM claims. This kind of garbage is what keeps people divided, and as long as people pat these players on the back, and try to appease groups like BLM, then we're not going to solve that problem. exiled and WhoDat!656 like this.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

02-02-2018, 03:05 PM	#3
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem Originally Posted by WhoDat!656 "The league gave the players a large sum of money toward their cause. That's hush money," he said, adding that players never should have been kneeling in the first place. Walker said Colin Kaepernick would not have begun kneeling for the anthem if he was the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback, rather than the backup, in the 2016 season. Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem \| Fox News Insider DING! People out here in Niner land understand this. His 'protest' at the time had as much to do with his playing and contract status than it did any other thing, but the media didn't get on board at that time. They piled on later and did not do their homework (or deliberately didn't report fully) and the whole Kaepernick nonsense was born. burningmetal likes this.

02-02-2018, 04:59 PM	#4
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Herschel Walker: Players Received 'Hush Money' From NFL to Stand for Anthem Originally Posted by saintfan DING! People out here in Niner land understand this. His 'protest' at the time had as much to do with his playing and contract status than it did any other thing, but the media didn't get on board at that time. They piled on later and did not do their homework (or deliberately didn't report fully) and the whole Kaepernick nonsense was born. Precisely. Which is why I don't know why Herschel calls it a "great cause" when he is acknowledging the truth about why Kaepernick was sitting on the bench, and later kneeling, during the Anthem. He makes a good point, and then almost refutes himself. I think too many people out there are still afraid to speak out fully against what these protests are about, and not just what started them. All in all, though, at least Herschel is willing to speak to part of the Kaepernick myth.

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