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stringer bell;c-9970999 said:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/colin-kaepernick.html
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Tom Coughlin says they never seriously considered adding QB Colin Kaepernick to roster
Jaguars executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin acknowledged on Saturday that the franchise never seriously considered adding free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick to the roster.
Coughlin did say they did take initial research and evaluation steps, but it didn’t go any further than that.
“We did the study, research and we weren’t interested,” Coughlin said during a conference call to the Jacksonville media following the team’s announcement of their 53-man roster.
Asked to elaborate on why they weren’t interested, Coughlin declined to say.
Speaking to the team’s flagship radio station 1010XL a week ago, Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he would be ‘absolutely’ open to signing Kaepernick if the team’s front office wanted to do it.
Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem last season when he played for the San Francisco 49ers in an effort to bring attention to what he believed was unfair treatment of African-Americans, particularly by law enforcement officials.
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Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association, cited his service in the U.S. Navy when he told WKYC-TV he was astounded that Browns management knew of the protests but allowed it to occur.
"I am not going to participate or work with management that allows their players to disrespect the flag and the national anthem," Loomis said.
Nearly a dozen Browns players knelt in a circle and prayed in silent protest during the anthem before a preseason home game Aug. 21 against the New York Giants. A smaller group of players placed hands on the shoulders of their kneeling teammates.
A team spokesman issued a statement at halftime that said the organization has a "profound respect" for the national anthem, the U.S. flag and those who serve in the military.
"We feel it's important for our team to join in this great tradition and special moment of recognition, at the same time we also respect the great liberties afforded by our country, including the freedom of personal expression," the statement said.
Dan Nemeth, president of the Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees Local 1975, said he had a similar reaction to Loomis'. He told Cleveland.com he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and finds it "hypocritical" for Browns management to say they support the military while allowing players to kneel during the anthem.
"When I was growing up, we were taught to stand every morning, put our hands over our hearts and say the Pledge of Allegiance," Nemeth said. "And when we did that, we typically had someone holding the flag in front of the class. For them to disrespect the flag by taking a knee did not sit well with me."
About 30 Browns players stood arm-to-arm in a line behind the rest of the team during the national anthem before an Aug. 26 preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A veterans group outside Strongsville said last week that it would not show Browns games because of the player protests.
https://twitter.com/bomani_jones/status/904361217996857344eastbay510;c-9971992 said:https://twitter.com/bomani_jones/status/904352806584373248
Cleveland police chief responds to unions' choice to not hold flag at Browns' opener
stringer bell;c-9973784 said:https://twitter.com/CNN/status/904760241002303488