Hockey commentator Don Cherry says media coverage of athletes kneeling during the playing of national anthems has been hypocritical.
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Tim Tebow was ridiculed when he kneeled...
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Cherry pointed that former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, a devout Christian, was mocked by the media for taking a knee to pray after scoring a touchdown in his breakout rookie season in 2010.
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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began the kneeling phenomenon in 2016, refusing to stand during the anthem in the NFL香蕉视频直播檚 pre-season. It has since become common across the league and has spread to Major League Baseball and the Canadian Football League. National Hockey League players Wayne Simmonds and Joel Ward have both entertained the idea of kneeling during the anthems during that sport香蕉视频直播檚 pre-season.
The protests have drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized NFLers for the practice in interviews and on Twitter. In response to Trump香蕉视频直播檚 demands to stop the kneeling, more athletes have begun to protest.
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On Sunday, all but one of the Pittsburgh Steelers refused to take the field during the national anthem, while other teams linked arms or groups of players sat or took a knee. In response to Trump香蕉视频直播檚 tweets, the National Basketball Association香蕉视频直播檚 Golden State Warriors refused to visit the White House, a tradition among reigning championship teams.
Ratings for NFL football are way down except before game starts, when people tune in to see whether or not our country will be disrespected!
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Cherry says that Tebow was mocked while Kaepernick and others have been praised because of religious persecution.
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The Canadian Press
