Buccaneers: DeSean Jackson goes on Twitter rant in response to Trump

Buccaneers wide receiver DeSean Jackson wasn’t mincing words when he went on a Twitter rant in response to President Trump’s comments regarding players that kneel for the anthem.

Well, you can likely add Buccaneers receiver DeSean Jackson to the list of players who will kneel for the anthem on Sunday. This list was sure to grow after President Trump’s recent comments about what NFL owners should do to any player who kneels.

In fact, Jackson won’t likely be the only Buccaneer kneeling if I had to guess. Newly acquired T.J. Ward sent out a tweet about his feelings, as did Chris Baker who didn’t make the trip to Minneapolis due to the flu;

Here is what Jackson had to say;

My personal policy is simply this: I don’t do politics on social media. At all. Only one of two things will happen; you’ll appease half of your followers/friends or you will infuriate half of your followers/friends. It’s that simple.

Political Twitter and Facebook are two of the most awful places to be. The sheer anger and vitriol from both sides is enough to make your stomach turn. To me, it’s best left off social media. That said, it’s people’s personal pages to do with whatever they choose and if they choose politics, more power to them.

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As soon as these comments were made, NFL players took to Twitter to voice their displeasure, anger, and frustrations. No matter your political stance, there was nothing professional or Presidential about those comments and the players have a right to be upset.

Roger Goodell and the NFL released a statement in support of their players stating, “divisive comments like these demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL…and a failure to understand the overwhelming force for good our clubs and players represent in our communities.”

Given the amount of work J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans have done for that community as well as the Dolphins, Buccaneers, and Jaguars teaming up to help Florida in wake of the natural disasters that struck, these players are entrenched in their communities and go to great lengths to help.

Can’t say Goodell’s comments aren’t too far off.

There will be massive amounts of players showing some form of protest, unity, and/or statement when the games kick off tomorrow in light of the comments made. Whether it’s kneeling, arm-in-arm, or whatever these teams come up with, there will be signs league-wide of unity among the players, coaches, and teams.

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This wouldn’t be the first time a Buccaneers player didn’t stand for the anthem as Mike Evans decided to kneel when the Bucs faced the Chiefs last season.

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