‘You respect this nation or get the HELL out’: NFL legend BLASTS kneeling gamers as he’s brandished ‘entitled’ & ‘anti-black’

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Legendary ex-NFL participant and two-time Coach of the Yr Mike Ditka has earned a backlash after criticizing present stars for his or her persistent kneeling earlier than video games, with some telling the 80-year-old he was “loopy” and to “shut up”.

Six-time All Professional Ditka has been an outspoken opponent of groups kneeling earlier than video games in help of the Black Lives Matter motion, insisting that he doesn’t need the “fairly” and “good wanting” ladies within the new X League that he’s in line to change into chairman of to interact in protests.

His views have been vehemently rejected by gamers together with former Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints vast receiver Dez Bryant, who referred to as Ditka’s outburst “feeling entitled at its best”.

“I do not wish to hear all of the crap,” former tight finish and Chicago Bears head coach Ditka advised TMZ.

“You do not protest in opposition to the flag and you do not protest in opposition to this nation who’s given you the alternatives to make a residing enjoying a sport that you just by no means thought would occur.”

He later blasted to Newsmax: “In case you can’t respect this nation, get the hell out of it. It’s not an advanced factor.

“You play the sport, you benefit from the sport. In case you don’t like the sport, get out of it.”

Ditka’s potential election as chief of the brand new ladies’s league, which can function eight groups in cities together with Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, has evidently not gained new backers courtesy of his unflinching views on pre-game gestures.

“Mike Ditka goes on one other anti-black rant and tells black NFL gamers to ‘get the hell out’ of the nation after protests,” stated Tariq Nasheed, who describes himself as “the world’s primary race baiter” to his Twitter following of greater than 254,000.

“When these anti-black racists become older, they cease hiding their racist contempt.”

Activist and author Charlotte Clymer questioned Ditka’s choice to play within the NFL moderately than serve in Vietnam whereas he was a participant, calling him a “coward”.

“His ‘patriotism’ is all about performative bluster over the flag, except it means really doing one thing that requires sacrifice,” she added.

Former Bears defensive sort out Nate Collins additionally pleaded for “somebody to inform Mike Ditka to close his previous ass up,” whereas a fan requested: “Why are all the good followers additionally loopy?”

Others have been extra supportive. “Coach is true,” argued a Bears supporter. “Many males and lady have died sporting that flag on them.

“Protest all you need – simply make sure that to face for our nationwide anthem. It’s that easy.”

Ditka expects his new league, which is a successor to the Lingerie Soccer League that existed between 2009 and 2012, to start in April.

“These ladies are fairly and good wanting and wish to knock the crap out of one another,” he defined. “We’ll see the way it works.”

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