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In spite of NFL threatening a fine, Titans player wears patriotic 9/11 cleats
In spite of NFL threatening a fine, Titans player wears patriotic 9/11 cleats
Although it may well cost him money, Avery Williamson is wearing custom cleats to honor those who died on Sept. 11.The Tennessee Titans linebacker ran onto the field wearing the cleats, according to the Tennessean, even though he had been warned that he was risking a fine for violating the league's uniform code.The league is a stickler for uniformity, famously fining players for wearing pink last season to raise breast cancer awareness, and those rules extend to shoes.
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LOOK: NFL tells Titans player not to wear these commemorative 9/11 cleats
LOOK: NFL tells Titans player not to wear these commemorative 9/11 cleats
Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson planned to wear commemorative cleats on Sunday during the Titans' season opener to honor the 15-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks.Considering Giants receivers Odell Beckham and Victor Cruz are expected to do the same, it would seem like Williamson's gesture would be welcomed by the NFL, but that is apparently not the case.Per the Tennessean, an NFL representative called Williamson when it heard about his plans and informed him that he would be fined for a uniform violation if he wore the cleats.
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NFL season opens with 9/11 patriotism and protests in Seattle, Kansas City
NFL season opens with 9/11 patriotism and protests in Seattle, Kansas City
J.J. Watt helps hold the flag with police officers and other first responders in Houston.(David J. Phillip/AP)Across the NFL, as the first Sunday of the regular began with 11 games at 1 p.m., the focus was on patriotism and a solemn observance of the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.In Seattle and Kansas City, though, there were a protest during the playing of the national anthem, something that became a possibility after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began to protest police violence against minorities by remaining seated during preseason games.
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Giants stars dare NFL to fine them for cleats in tribute of 9/11
Giants stars dare NFL to fine them for cleats in tribute of 9/11
These guys are true blue.Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz paid their respects to the victims of 9/11 on Sunday by wearing the patriotic commemorative cleats as the Giants took on the Cowboys in Dallas — despite NFL warnings that players would be fined for wearing the un-sanctioned footwear.Beckham's special cleats were red, white and blue and emblazoned with the bust of a bald eagle.
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