Out of all the disrespect our nation received from those spoiled rich ball tossers in the
NFL this past Sunday was an image from the Steelers-Bears game where Steelers' left
tackle Alejandro Villanueva is seen standing by himself at the end of the tunnel to the
field during the playing of our national anthem.
He stood in attendance all alone while the rest of the players waited inside the tunnel
to come out onto the field at the end of the song to show how much our beloved nation has
oppressed these simple illiterate ball tossers.
But Villanueva, who served in the United States Army as a Ranger, has now changed his tune.
The former hero said he had spoken to Ben Roethlisberger on Saturday night after the
team came to the decision about their plan for Sunday's game. He claims to have asked
him if he could stand at the front of the team so he could see what was happening on
the field. He added that he walked to a point where he could see the flag on the field,
but wound up too far in front of his teammates and didn't want to walk back to the team
during the song.
Villanueva now claims that he did not want to give off the impression that the team was
not unified and said several times that it was "my fault only" that things didn't
go off as planned. He went on to add "Unfortunately I threw my teammates under the bus, unintentionally."
No, you didn't throw your teammates under the bus, you threw your nation, the very one
you fought for, under the bus.
CBS Sports Reports: Ben Roethlisberger explains why Steelers stayed in locker room for national anthem!
Teams across the league demonstrated on Sunday in response to Donald Trump's speech
NFL teams around the league waged protests - during the national anthem Sunday,
in response to incendiary remarks from President Trump, who said this at a rally on Friday night:
Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say,
Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He's fired. He's fired!"
Some players knelt during the anthem, others stood with arms locked, while others, like the Steelers, remained in the locker room during the anthem.
Here's how Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger explained the decision - after the team's overtime loss in Chicago.
"By no means, by no way shape or form, was there any disrespect intended towards our troops and those who serve this country, he said,
via ESPN.com's Jeremy Fowler. "We all have the utmost respect for them, obviously.
They give us the freedom to play this game.
"Last night, obviously, with all the issues going on if you will, we had a players-only
meeting after the team meeting … we decided we were going to talk about what we were going
to do because we knew some guys wanted to take a knee, guys wanted to stand. We said
whatever we do, we need to make sure we are unified as one group because that is what
we are about and that is what it should be about. Staying together as one unit, one group,
one brotherhood, things like that.
"So rather than having one guy kneel, one guy stand, the conclusion was made by everybody
that the best thing to do was to stay in the locker room (or in the tunnel, if you will)
and show respect that way."
One Steelers player wasn't in the locker room during the anthem; starting left tackle
Alejandro Villanueva, who was an Army Ranger before joining the NFL, stood just outside
the player's tunnel at Soldier Field.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin weighed in on the matter before the game.
"You know, these are very divisive times for our country and for us as a football team
it's about us remaining solid. We're not going to be divided by anything said by anyone,"
Tomlin told CBS Sports' Jamie Erdahl. … "[I told our players] if you feel the need to
do anything I'm going to be supportive of that — as Americans you have that right.
But whatever we do we're going to do 100 percent, we're going to do together. We're
not going to let divisive times or divisive individuals affect our agenda."
On Saturday, Steelers president Art Rooney II issued this statement:
"I believe the commissioner made an appropriate statement and I have nothing to add at this
time."
And here are Roger Goodell's remarks from earlier Saturday:
"The NFL and our players are at our best when we help create a sense of unity in our
country and our culture. There is no better example than the amazing response from our
clubs and players to the terrible natural disasters we've experienced over the last
month. Divisive comments like these demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL,
our great game and all of our players, and a failure to understand the overwhelming force
for good our clubs and players represent in our communities."
The Steelers were one of three teams — along with the Seahawks and Titans — to stay in
the locker room during the anthem.
Ben Roethlisberger said on Monday night that he regrets the Pittsburgh Steelers boycotting
the anthem and reveals the asinine decision left him 'unable to sleep.' Oh, poor thing,
I'm sure it was hard to sleep in your mansion. Let's all keep in mind the irony of all
these NFL players make on average 2.2 million a year, and they are protesting about who
knows what, they themselves don't even know.
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