national anthem. it s a shame to see the radical left and other woke corporations try to divide and conquer us based on race, class, gender, whatever it is that day. the national anthem is always been something that s united us. as a former nfl player myself, i take this personally. standing there side-by-side with my teammates, you can imagine watching that flag wave in the anthem played, that was one of the highlights of my football career. it s always united us as americans. what we shouldn t have, one national anthem for one group and one for others. there is one national anthem. where one country, all americans. shannon: this is just part of the nfl s broader effort. they say the next ten years are going to commit to $250 million to fighting racism in america. they want to expand what they re doing including the additional song. even the left doesn t kind of like this. it for a different reason.
judge jeanine: they think she should be kicked off the olympic team, what say you? i think he s exactly right, so is congressman owens. he is great american, by the way. for the patriots, look, standing on the sidelines before again watching that flag wave, listening to the anthem, standing side-by-side with my teammates of every race and background, that seems they represent the greatness of america. that scene is partly why after my nfl career was over, i decided to join the army. i wear that same plague on my right shoulder when i served overseas with the hundred and first airborne division in iraq, the greatest honor of my life. i had to turn around and see some athletes, even president biden such a blatant disrespect and attitude towards our country sickening. when you look at the flag, you have to think about the generations of warriors, some who have made the ultimate sacrifice, so that we as athletes, like congressman owens, like myself, like even
back on the american flag during the national anthem. she said she was insulted, set up. she covered her head with a t-shirt that read activist athlete. the white house has her back. there are moments when we as a country haven t lived up to highest ideals. it means respecting the right of people to peacefully protest. brian: even as a national event. the new england patriots jake bequette joins us now. jake, how do you feel about her decision? well, brian, first and foremost, i love this country. and i was very blest to be able to play football for the university of arkansas and for the new england patriots. and standing there on the sideline before a game watching that flag wave and national anthem played always filled me with pride. i felt that way because i thought about the generations of warriors who fought and died to make this country free and to give we as athletes the opportunity to play a game that we loved.