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blackascoal
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Jade Dragon
And I'm the one that jaded you.
Can't You, and Top get your own discussion, instead of turning other ones into your scratching posts? Here let me save you the trouble.
Hmmm...and no one else shares blame, including you? Hypocrite.
PM you...they have "proof"
ThatOwlWoman
Not Nice
How did you start a thread and ban yourself from it? Clever!
ThatOwlWoman
Not Nice
That one's a teacher like I'm a WWE champ. lol
Jade Dragon
And I'm the one that jaded you.
I heard you could do it, when someone mentioned doing it as a joke. I decided it would be a proper, and kind of cute thing to do.
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
How NFL players are making an impact off the field
excerpt ..
It’s easy to get lost in all the negativity, but many NFL players use their platform to make a difference.
Most NFL players don’t stick to sports — and that’s often a good thing. During their free time, which is limited during the season, many work tirelessly to benefit their communities.
NFL coverage has been focused over the past week on protests during the national anthem. Some of the reaction to that has been negative, but lost in the discussion is the positive impact players make away from the football field. So SB Nation’s team sites decided to highlight different ways teams and players give their time, money, and platform to benefit those who welcome their help.
Just this week, we saw Deshaun Watson donating his first game check to three Houstonians who work in the Texans’ cafeteria. These people lost everything to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, and Watson stepped up selflessly.
There’s so much NFL players do that they don’t seek credit for, but means the world to the people on the receiving end.
Arizona Cardinals: Patrick Peterson is one of the NFL’s most generous players
Some of the highlights of what Peterson does around the Arizona community and beyond provided by the Arizona Cardinals:
Peterson created the “Foundation for Success” which aims to provide low-income and inner city youth with opportunities and resources to reach their full potential. The foundation hopes to implement an excellent balance for community development.
Peterson along with his wife, Antonique, visited Haiti as guests of Mission of Hope.
In January of 2015, Peterson unveiled the first “Patrick’s Corner” of his foundation for students and families at Nevitt Elementary School in Phoenix.
For more, check out the entire entry at Revenge of the Birds.
Atlanta Falcons: Vic Beasley aims to fight childhood cancer with the Rally Foundation
The Rally Foundation is a non-profit based in Atlanta that works to raise money for research toward a cure, new and innovative treatments, and to help support families as they battle childhood cancer. It’s not limited to any type of cancer. Any childhood cancer is a challenge Rally, and Beasley, are ready to take on.
For more, check out the entire entry at the Falcoholic.
Baltimore Ravens: Anthony Levine Sr. is using a rivalry to raise money for students
Not only are the Baltimore Ravens going head-to-head against the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, but a player from both teams are competing to raise money for their respective charities! Anthony Levine Sr. and Martavis Bryant are going against one another in an attempt to raise more money for charity.
For more, check out the entire entry at Baltimore Beatdown.
Buffalo Bills: Bills players support a variety of charities
Buffalo Rumblings put together a running list of the causes the players donate their time and money to. Here’s one of many:
LeSean McCoy is a community leader through his foundation Shades of Greatness, Inc. He assists people and families suffering from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He’s held four annual charity softball games, the most recent two at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY.
For more, check out the entire entry at Buffalo Rumblings.
Carolina Panthers: Charles Johnson gives back to Georgia hometown and to Charlotte
One of Johnson’s biggest areas of service has been providing college scholarships to high school students at his alma mater, Hawkinsville High School. Johnson’s charitable actions don’t just apply to the Hawkinsville, GA area, either. He’s also done some good work in the Charlotte community. He’s currently in the process of a $3.3 million project to convert an old firehouse in Charlotte to a restaurant.
He’s also built affordable housing units for seniors in both Columbia and Rock Hill, SC and has plans to build more of them in the future.
For more, check out the entire entry at Cat Scratch Reader.
Chicago Bears: The team’s charitable arm highlights the players’ good deeds
Jordan Howard is involved with the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
Former Bear great, Charles Tillman, has his Cornerstone Foundation.
Sam Acho and his family does missionary work in Nigeria.
For more, check out the entire entry at Windy City Gridiron
Cincinnati Bengals: Andy Dalton helps bring prom to people with disabilities
From Carlos Dunlap’s unbelievable literacy campaign, to the Marvin Lewis Community Fund’s “Learning is Cool” initiative, to Michael Johnson and Dunlap’s Back to School fair, to dozens of other charitable endeavors Bengals players take part in around the community, rarely a week goes by without some form of community involvement from members of the Bengals’ organization.
Last week was no different as Andy Dalton and his wife, Jordan Dalton, were special guests at The Royal Prom. The Daltons welcomed guests and took part in the evening’s activities.
For more, check out the entire entry at Cincy Jungle.
Cleveland Browns: Players surprise local kids on youth flag football teams
On Tuesday, three members of the Browns -- wide receivers Ricardo Louis and Rashard Higgins and safety Ibraheim Campbell — joined local members of the Cleveland Police and Fire Departments to surprise kids at their youth flag football practice outside Michael Zone Recreation Center.
For more, check out the entire entry at Dawgs by Nature.
Dallas Cowboys: Cowboys participate in charitable work year round
Blogging the Boys wanted to highlight a number of players on the team who are trying to make a difference. The Cowboys quarterback is one:
Dak Prescott is doing work for finding a cure for cancer. It’s a personal issue for him.
“Losing my mom, only a sophomore in college, 20 years old,” Prescott said on ABC’s Good Morning America. “Everything I do in life is to try to honor my mom.”
“It takes a community to fight cancer,” says the Ready Raise Rise website. “Ready. Raise. Rise. is spreading the word about Immuno-Oncology research and bringing together everyone impacted by the disease to support the community.”
For more, check out the entire entry at Blogging the Boys.
Denver Broncos: Brandon Marshall is creating positive change in the community
After he first kneeled for the anthem on Sept. 8, 2016, Marshall met with Denver police chief Robert White in what began an ongoing dialogue between urban communities around Denver and the local police. He also pledged to donate $300 for every tackle last season to local organizations committed to addressing “critical social issues.”
And for the past two years, Marshall has organized an Attendance Challenge at local elementary schools, encouraging kids to go to school, learn and use their education.
For more, check out the entire entry at Mile High Report.
Detroit Lions: Glover Quin’s activism and humanitarian efforts are impressive
Now in his ninth year in the NFL, Quin has fought for a laundry list of causes throughout his career. He’s held benefits for domestic violence victims, he rallied other Lions players to help donate over 36,000 bottles of water to Flint, and he even helped raise money for his old high school, which was in need for funds to support a basketball team.
For more, check out the entire entry at Pride of Detroit.
Green Bay Packers: The Packers Foundation does good work around the state
The Packers organization itself is an integral part of the Brown County community and is active throughout the state of Wisconsin through the Packers Foundation. Details on the foundation can be found on the team’s website. In a nutshell, non-profit organizations around the state who fall into the team’s rotating focus areas can request funding to help further their goals in the community. In 2016 alone, the foundation donated over $800,000 to various charitable organizations.
Although the team itself is active in the community, there are plenty of individual players who have special causes and efforts that they support.
For more, check out the entire entry at Acme Packing Company.
Indianapolis Colts: The team participates in Community Tuesdays
While most NFL players have their own individual charitable foundations or focus on providing their support a specific charity, they also often participate as a team to give back to the community. In Indianapolis, the Colts get together on Tuesdays to find numerous ways to make a difference.
For more, check out the entire entry at Stampede Blue.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Former Jaguar Sen’Derrick Marks took cancer patient to prom
The Jacksonville Jaguars put a focus on community outreach and charitable contributions and there’s always a shelter getting help, hospitals getting visits, and more.
But when thinking about all that Jaguars players have done around the city in recent years, one night stands out: Sen’Derrick Marks taking Khameyea Jennings to prom — and doing it in style.
For more, check out the entire entry at Big Cat Country.
Kansas City Chiefs: Tyreek Hill surprises a local high school football team
Imagine getting ready for high school football practice and you see the NFL’s fastest man showing up to surprise you. The Chiefs and Tyreek Hill did just that this week.
For more, check out the entire entry at Arrowhead Pride.
Sample .. check out the long list at link ..
https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/29/...-hurricane-harvey-patrick-peterson-foundation
excerpt ..
It’s easy to get lost in all the negativity, but many NFL players use their platform to make a difference.
Most NFL players don’t stick to sports — and that’s often a good thing. During their free time, which is limited during the season, many work tirelessly to benefit their communities.
NFL coverage has been focused over the past week on protests during the national anthem. Some of the reaction to that has been negative, but lost in the discussion is the positive impact players make away from the football field. So SB Nation’s team sites decided to highlight different ways teams and players give their time, money, and platform to benefit those who welcome their help.
Just this week, we saw Deshaun Watson donating his first game check to three Houstonians who work in the Texans’ cafeteria. These people lost everything to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, and Watson stepped up selflessly.
There’s so much NFL players do that they don’t seek credit for, but means the world to the people on the receiving end.
Arizona Cardinals: Patrick Peterson is one of the NFL’s most generous players
Some of the highlights of what Peterson does around the Arizona community and beyond provided by the Arizona Cardinals:
Peterson created the “Foundation for Success” which aims to provide low-income and inner city youth with opportunities and resources to reach their full potential. The foundation hopes to implement an excellent balance for community development.
Peterson along with his wife, Antonique, visited Haiti as guests of Mission of Hope.
In January of 2015, Peterson unveiled the first “Patrick’s Corner” of his foundation for students and families at Nevitt Elementary School in Phoenix.
For more, check out the entire entry at Revenge of the Birds.
Atlanta Falcons: Vic Beasley aims to fight childhood cancer with the Rally Foundation
The Rally Foundation is a non-profit based in Atlanta that works to raise money for research toward a cure, new and innovative treatments, and to help support families as they battle childhood cancer. It’s not limited to any type of cancer. Any childhood cancer is a challenge Rally, and Beasley, are ready to take on.
For more, check out the entire entry at the Falcoholic.
Baltimore Ravens: Anthony Levine Sr. is using a rivalry to raise money for students
Not only are the Baltimore Ravens going head-to-head against the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, but a player from both teams are competing to raise money for their respective charities! Anthony Levine Sr. and Martavis Bryant are going against one another in an attempt to raise more money for charity.
For more, check out the entire entry at Baltimore Beatdown.
Buffalo Bills: Bills players support a variety of charities
Buffalo Rumblings put together a running list of the causes the players donate their time and money to. Here’s one of many:
LeSean McCoy is a community leader through his foundation Shades of Greatness, Inc. He assists people and families suffering from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He’s held four annual charity softball games, the most recent two at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY.
For more, check out the entire entry at Buffalo Rumblings.
Carolina Panthers: Charles Johnson gives back to Georgia hometown and to Charlotte
One of Johnson’s biggest areas of service has been providing college scholarships to high school students at his alma mater, Hawkinsville High School. Johnson’s charitable actions don’t just apply to the Hawkinsville, GA area, either. He’s also done some good work in the Charlotte community. He’s currently in the process of a $3.3 million project to convert an old firehouse in Charlotte to a restaurant.
He’s also built affordable housing units for seniors in both Columbia and Rock Hill, SC and has plans to build more of them in the future.
For more, check out the entire entry at Cat Scratch Reader.
Chicago Bears: The team’s charitable arm highlights the players’ good deeds
Jordan Howard is involved with the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
Former Bear great, Charles Tillman, has his Cornerstone Foundation.
Sam Acho and his family does missionary work in Nigeria.
For more, check out the entire entry at Windy City Gridiron
Cincinnati Bengals: Andy Dalton helps bring prom to people with disabilities
From Carlos Dunlap’s unbelievable literacy campaign, to the Marvin Lewis Community Fund’s “Learning is Cool” initiative, to Michael Johnson and Dunlap’s Back to School fair, to dozens of other charitable endeavors Bengals players take part in around the community, rarely a week goes by without some form of community involvement from members of the Bengals’ organization.
Last week was no different as Andy Dalton and his wife, Jordan Dalton, were special guests at The Royal Prom. The Daltons welcomed guests and took part in the evening’s activities.
For more, check out the entire entry at Cincy Jungle.
Cleveland Browns: Players surprise local kids on youth flag football teams
On Tuesday, three members of the Browns -- wide receivers Ricardo Louis and Rashard Higgins and safety Ibraheim Campbell — joined local members of the Cleveland Police and Fire Departments to surprise kids at their youth flag football practice outside Michael Zone Recreation Center.
For more, check out the entire entry at Dawgs by Nature.
Dallas Cowboys: Cowboys participate in charitable work year round
Blogging the Boys wanted to highlight a number of players on the team who are trying to make a difference. The Cowboys quarterback is one:
Dak Prescott is doing work for finding a cure for cancer. It’s a personal issue for him.
“Losing my mom, only a sophomore in college, 20 years old,” Prescott said on ABC’s Good Morning America. “Everything I do in life is to try to honor my mom.”
“It takes a community to fight cancer,” says the Ready Raise Rise website. “Ready. Raise. Rise. is spreading the word about Immuno-Oncology research and bringing together everyone impacted by the disease to support the community.”
For more, check out the entire entry at Blogging the Boys.
Denver Broncos: Brandon Marshall is creating positive change in the community
After he first kneeled for the anthem on Sept. 8, 2016, Marshall met with Denver police chief Robert White in what began an ongoing dialogue between urban communities around Denver and the local police. He also pledged to donate $300 for every tackle last season to local organizations committed to addressing “critical social issues.”
And for the past two years, Marshall has organized an Attendance Challenge at local elementary schools, encouraging kids to go to school, learn and use their education.
For more, check out the entire entry at Mile High Report.
Detroit Lions: Glover Quin’s activism and humanitarian efforts are impressive
Now in his ninth year in the NFL, Quin has fought for a laundry list of causes throughout his career. He’s held benefits for domestic violence victims, he rallied other Lions players to help donate over 36,000 bottles of water to Flint, and he even helped raise money for his old high school, which was in need for funds to support a basketball team.
For more, check out the entire entry at Pride of Detroit.
Green Bay Packers: The Packers Foundation does good work around the state
The Packers organization itself is an integral part of the Brown County community and is active throughout the state of Wisconsin through the Packers Foundation. Details on the foundation can be found on the team’s website. In a nutshell, non-profit organizations around the state who fall into the team’s rotating focus areas can request funding to help further their goals in the community. In 2016 alone, the foundation donated over $800,000 to various charitable organizations.
Although the team itself is active in the community, there are plenty of individual players who have special causes and efforts that they support.
For more, check out the entire entry at Acme Packing Company.
Indianapolis Colts: The team participates in Community Tuesdays
While most NFL players have their own individual charitable foundations or focus on providing their support a specific charity, they also often participate as a team to give back to the community. In Indianapolis, the Colts get together on Tuesdays to find numerous ways to make a difference.
For more, check out the entire entry at Stampede Blue.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Former Jaguar Sen’Derrick Marks took cancer patient to prom
The Jacksonville Jaguars put a focus on community outreach and charitable contributions and there’s always a shelter getting help, hospitals getting visits, and more.
But when thinking about all that Jaguars players have done around the city in recent years, one night stands out: Sen’Derrick Marks taking Khameyea Jennings to prom — and doing it in style.
For more, check out the entire entry at Big Cat Country.
Kansas City Chiefs: Tyreek Hill surprises a local high school football team
Imagine getting ready for high school football practice and you see the NFL’s fastest man showing up to surprise you. The Chiefs and Tyreek Hill did just that this week.
For more, check out the entire entry at Arrowhead Pride.
Sample .. check out the long list at link ..
https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/29/...-hurricane-harvey-patrick-peterson-foundation
TOP
Retired Teacher
No difference from the kneeling or sitting. They should continue their community interaction, because that does make a difference
Many professional athletes can, and do, change lives
John Legend showed up here, to mentor. (He "supports" the kneeling, btw. But he knows that only actual interaction and participation will make any kind of actual difference
The kneeling and sitting don't get it done, however...and never made mention of that which doesn't get it done
So, you did prove my point
Thanks!!!!!
Filthy language and wishing death to others doesn't do a bit of good, either.
Very sincerely,
TOP,
A retired teacher
Many professional athletes can, and do, change livesJohn Legend showed up here, to mentor. (He "supports" the kneeling, btw. But he knows that only actual interaction and participation will make any kind of actual difference
The kneeling and sitting don't get it done, however...and never made mention of that which doesn't get it done
So, you did prove my point
Thanks!!!!!
Filthy language and wishing death to others doesn't do a bit of good, either.
Very sincerely,
TOP,
A retired teacher
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Mason Michaels
Verified User
Idiotic idea!
Mason Michaels
Verified User
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
Raiders players don’t just raise social awareness, they back it up in their community
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One of the leading criticisms people use when they oppose NFL players protesting social injustice is to tell them that kneeling accomplishes nothing and if they really want to make change, they will do it through the community. The problem is most people who say that are ignoring the good many of these players ARE doing in their communities.
The one man on the Raiders squad who stands (or sits, as it were) in a place well beyond reproach with regard to community service is Marshawn Lynch. He has remained seated during the playing of the National Anthem pregame since he arrived in Oakland. He cares deeply about social justice, though he is not one to discuss it in the media. He lets his actions speak for him.
This offseason, I profiled some of the many amazing things Marshawn did in his Oakland community just over the offseason break. He and his Family 1st Foundation were extremely busy over the summer including offering free haircuts to kids, having a 3-day kids camp, and running a contest for business entrepreneurs.
Before Lynch arrived, it was Bruce Irvin who was unafraid to speak his mind and join the fight for social change, including last season raising a fist in the air during the anthem. Irvin sat with arms interlocked during the anthem Sunday night in Washington along with his defensive line teammates in response to Donald Trump’s recent comments on the NFL player protests.
The following day he and those same teammates pictured above volunteered at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland.
Another favorite criticism of these player is that they are just spoiled millionaires. As if it’s inconceivable that they could be using their platforms as sports heroes to help those less fortunate than they are and for a cause that’s much greater than their own. What a concept.
Penn also has his own Foundation known as ‘Penn Pals’ which helps inner city youth and low-income youth in Tampa and Los Angeles — where he played his first 7 NFL seasons and where he is from. The Foundation provides education incentives to students in those areas throughout the school year, scholarship opportunities, Thanksgiving, and Christmas assistance.
All along these protests have been to bring awareness to the issues of police brutality, racial profiling, and unequal treatment under the law. These players don’t harbor some overarching hatred for the police as some simple-minded folks would suggest. That’s a cop out (if you will).
Here they are working alongside the Oakland Police Activities League and Oakland Fire Department hosting a Junior Training Camp at Oakland’s Brookfield Elementary School.
Each year, as they have done the past ten years, several Raiders alumni take a trip to visit the Yountville Veterans home up the road from their training camp facility in Napa.
These players earned their position in the NFL through hard work. And as Americans they have just as much right to speak their mind on issues that matter to them. Whether that be at the stadium, in uniform, or otherwise.
These Raiders, along with most NFL players walk the talk and use their platforms to impact their communities. Not just in awareness, but in a tangible way.
https://www.silverandblackpride.com...-awareness-they-back-it-up-in-their-community
One of the leading criticisms people use when they oppose NFL players protesting social injustice is to tell them that kneeling accomplishes nothing and if they really want to make change, they will do it through the community. The problem is most people who say that are ignoring the good many of these players ARE doing in their communities.
The one man on the Raiders squad who stands (or sits, as it were) in a place well beyond reproach with regard to community service is Marshawn Lynch. He has remained seated during the playing of the National Anthem pregame since he arrived in Oakland. He cares deeply about social justice, though he is not one to discuss it in the media. He lets his actions speak for him.
This offseason, I profiled some of the many amazing things Marshawn did in his Oakland community just over the offseason break. He and his Family 1st Foundation were extremely busy over the summer including offering free haircuts to kids, having a 3-day kids camp, and running a contest for business entrepreneurs.
Before Lynch arrived, it was Bruce Irvin who was unafraid to speak his mind and join the fight for social change, including last season raising a fist in the air during the anthem. Irvin sat with arms interlocked during the anthem Sunday night in Washington along with his defensive line teammates in response to Donald Trump’s recent comments on the NFL player protests.
The following day he and those same teammates pictured above volunteered at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland.
Another favorite criticism of these player is that they are just spoiled millionaires. As if it’s inconceivable that they could be using their platforms as sports heroes to help those less fortunate than they are and for a cause that’s much greater than their own. What a concept.
Penn also has his own Foundation known as ‘Penn Pals’ which helps inner city youth and low-income youth in Tampa and Los Angeles — where he played his first 7 NFL seasons and where he is from. The Foundation provides education incentives to students in those areas throughout the school year, scholarship opportunities, Thanksgiving, and Christmas assistance.
All along these protests have been to bring awareness to the issues of police brutality, racial profiling, and unequal treatment under the law. These players don’t harbor some overarching hatred for the police as some simple-minded folks would suggest. That’s a cop out (if you will).
Here they are working alongside the Oakland Police Activities League and Oakland Fire Department hosting a Junior Training Camp at Oakland’s Brookfield Elementary School.
Each year, as they have done the past ten years, several Raiders alumni take a trip to visit the Yountville Veterans home up the road from their training camp facility in Napa.
These players earned their position in the NFL through hard work. And as Americans they have just as much right to speak their mind on issues that matter to them. Whether that be at the stadium, in uniform, or otherwise.
These Raiders, along with most NFL players walk the talk and use their platforms to impact their communities. Not just in awareness, but in a tangible way.
https://www.silverandblackpride.com...-awareness-they-back-it-up-in-their-community
Mason Michaels
Verified User
No difference from the kneeling or sitting. They should continue their community interaction, because that does make a difference
John Legend showed up here, to mentor. (He "supports" the kneeling, btw. But he knows that only actual interaction and participation will make any kind of actual difference
The kneeling and sitting don't get it done, however...and never made mention of that which doesn't get it done
So, you did prove my point
Thanks!!!!!
Filthy language and wishing death to others doesn't do a bit of good, either.
Very sincerely,
TOP,
A retired teacher
Whether you like it or not kneeling or sitting breaks no laws.
It's known as freedoms!
Lots of freedoms make everyone mad,like flag burning.But it's still part of freedoms.