Unwilling to toe the social justice warriors' defiant hard line of protest toward the national anthem, the Dallas Cowboys' African-American quarterback Dak Prescott is reaping vile insults. A rapper who goes by the name of "The Game," directed a Jim Crow-era racial slur at the two-year veteran, and NFL players blasted him as well.
Last Friday, the Dallas News quoted Prescott saying:
“I never protest. I never protest during the anthem, and I don’t think that’s the time or the venue to do so. The game of football has always brought me such peace, and I think it does the same for a lot of people—a lot of people playing the game, a lot of people watching the game, a lot of people who have any impact of the game—so when you bring such controversy to the stadium, to the field, to the game it takes away. It takes away from that, it takes away from the joy and the love that football brings a lot of people.”
Prescott's remarks followed a statement by Dallas owner Jerry Jones that his players will stand and toe the line for the national anthem. The NFL had urged owners not to speak about the sensitive anthem subject while it negotiates a solution with the players' union, and Jones clammed up after that.
Prescott also said athletes need to move beyond kneeling and take the next step, whatever that may be. Those remarks earned him one of the ultimate racial insults. The Game literally called Prescott a coon for making those remarks in this Instagram post:
Former NFL cornerback Antonio Cromartie also slammed Prescott:
"Might as well throw on the MAGA hat. This fool sound so stupid. Saying this because he doesn’t want to lose his endorsement deals.”
Tahir Whitehead of the Oakland Raiders tweeted: "Sounds like Dak don’t wanna lose that Campbells Chunky Soup deal!"
Prescott is standing by his words and said he's willing to take the heat he's getting on "un"social media: “I am not oblivious to it,” Prescott said. “You get on social media, you see it. It doesn’t bother me. I said what I said. You have an opinion. Everyone else has an opinion. They are entitled to it as well. I accepted what they said and respect it. They should respect mine.”
