My Most Respected Player of the Week

[megalodon30]

Good for him. Villanueva has more class in his pinky than all the kneelers have in their collective bodies. It's something they'd understand if they served their country, but they haven't. Will never understand how privileged they are to live in a country that gives them the freedom to kneel purely because of men like Alejandro Villanueva.

 

[rmilia1]

That picture of you scares me

I was showing my daughter how to switch an avatar for one of her social media/internet projects for school. First pic in my gallery lol. At least it wasn't something more racy

 

[RP-29]

The Steelers are not the only team Villanueva is a member of. He "disobeyed" the orders of his current coach to "obey" the orders of his military brethren - which goes well beyond playing a game on Sundays.

That had to have been a seriously painful internal conflict for him, and in the end he made the same decision most of us that have served would have made.

 

[SJ76]

And they got beat by the Bears.


Well done Steelers

 

[ill]

Good for him

I heard James Harrison had a problem with it, cant imagine how

I don't think Harrison had a problem with it, he just didn't know there was an understanding between him and the team.

James Harrison was surprised Alejandro Villanueva did his own thing

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I don't think Harrison had a problem with it, he just didn't know there was an understanding between him and the team.

James Harrison was surprised Alejandro Villanueva did his own thing

Gotcha, I just heard some buzz over it

 

[ill]

Gotcha, I just heard some buzz over it

and it sounds like his other teammates were cool with it.

Again, freedom of speech works both ways. I am sure he had conversations with the guys in the locker room as well.

 

[WayfaringStranger]

Alejandro Villanueva

Alejandro Villanueva?

Sounds like a bad hombre that steals Americans' jobs, rapes their white women and drains our tax payers.

Can please build this goddamn wall already?!!

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

"While the team stayed in the locker room"

For fucks sake people.

They were in the tunnel bowing and/or putting their hands on their hearts for the anthem right behind AVill... The media is just telling everyone they didn't come out by not showing them actually standing and being respectful. All this is bullshit anyways but that's the media for you. Always one sided and trying to divide the nation. Fuck those assholes for slaughtering this powerful message.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Villanueva gear best-selling after anthem action

His jersey is selling better than Rogers, Brady and the rest I have read.

 

[jarntt]

"While the team stayed in the locker room"

For fucks sake people.

They were in the tunnel bowing and/or putting their hands on their hearts for the anthem right behind AVill... The media is just telling everyone they didn't come out by not showing them actually standing and being respectful. All this is bullshit anyways but that's the media for you. Always one sided and trying to divide the nation. Fuck those assholes for slaughtering this powerful message.

I think Ben fell asleep

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I think Ben fell asleep

Just came out with a long rambling statement about how he couldnt sleep last night, and he dis-agrees with how his team went about it

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Just came out with a long rambling statement about how he couldnt sleep last night, and he dis-agrees with how his team went about it

That "disagreement" is directly related to how A-Vill stood apart from their objective of wanting to appear unified.

I agree they went about it the wrong way & their message got butchered by the media as a direct result of A-Vill. But I'm glad A-Vill did it. Perfect symbolism of one of the biggest rooting issues going on. The freedom of choice. He fought for that freedom to do whatever he wants. The appearance of a team divided was a side effect, but the team put him in that situation. Ben being the captain he is owns that fault.

 

[Cyder]

Not Lynch for sitting there eating a banana during the anthem? Real class act there

 

[Podunkparte]

I think Ben fell asleep

He was probably mixing up his special batch of Gatorade for the cheerleaders and took a sip. Silly Rapelisburger

 

[Oldschool739]

That "disagreement" is directly related to how A-Vill stood apart from their objective of wanting to appear unified.

I agree they went about it the wrong way & their message got butchered by the media as a direct result of A-Vill. But I'm glad A-Vill did it. Perfect symbolism of one of the biggest rooting issues going on. The freedom of choice. He fought for that freedom to do whatever he wants. The appearance of a team divided was a side effect, but the team put him in that situation. Ben being the captain he is owns that fault.

That's not what Ben said Face, he said he wanted to be out there to reverence the flag as he always does and thought his team went about it the wrong way in the article I read....
Tomlin said he kept them back so they wouldn't be a part of the media/politics of the matter, and a majority of the team agreed to do it...
Big Al must've been one of the minority votes, I love it !!!!

 

[Edonidd]

Lol turns out Villanueva unintentionally got separated from the team and he himself did not plan on going out off the tunnel, and is actually upset about how it is being portrayed.

 

[Bayou Tiger]

Lol turns out Villanueva unintentionally got separated from the team and he himself did not plan on going out off the tunnel, and is actually upset about how it is being portrayed.

Yeah, some hero huh....now he is backpedaling. He claims he don't know how he ended up all alone and he didn't realize he had come out of the tunnel.

No one looks good in all this silly protesting. Fuck the NFL and any other sport that disrespects our flag.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

That's not what Ben said Face, he said he wanted to be out there to reverence the flag as he always does and thought his team went about it the wrong way in the article I read....
Tomlin said he kept them back so they wouldn't be a part of the media/politics of the matter, and a majority of the team agreed to do it...
Big Al must've been one of the minority votes, I love it !!!!

The article I read said nothing of the sort. But I didn't look into whether it was the complete quote or not.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Finally, there is a Steeler player that I can like.

I'm a Georgia fan above all else, so I was a huge Hines Ward fan.