Update: Alejandro Villanueva Is the Only Real Man on the Pittsburgh Steelers "Earlier [Sunday], the entire Pittsburgh Steelers team showed their disrespect to the American flag, the American people, and those serving in the military by boycotting the national anthem before their game against the Chicago Bears. It was a sickening display of misplaced arrogance by multimillionaires who have forgotten that they owe everything they have -- those marvelous mansions, those awesome cars, those millions in their bank accounts -- to their country.
"Farewell to the National Football League
"Thankfully, however, there was one Steeler who didn't submit to peer pressure but who stood tall for his anthem and flag. . . ."
By the way....Alejandro Villanueva has the Steelers’ No. 1-selling jersey after going out for anthem without teammates . . . "That decision is already having a major impact — on his jersey sales. Overnight the obscure offensive lineman went from the depths of Steelers’ jersey sales to its No. 1 seller in the men’s and women’s categories on both Fanatics.com and NFLShop.com. " . . .
Alejandro Villanueva's courageous – and lonely – stand for the flag
. . . "And it's worth noting that he was pressured into doing just that. The Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach, Mike Tomlin, said he was looking for "100% participation" in that locker room, and he was specifically asked about Villanueva. It suggests that internal peer pressure is a significant part of all the kneeling and locker room hiding that's been driving audiences away from the NFL – a great unreported story." . . .
"Farewell to the National Football League
"Thankfully, however, there was one Steeler who didn't submit to peer pressure but who stood tall for his anthem and flag. . . ."
By the way....Alejandro Villanueva has the Steelers’ No. 1-selling jersey after going out for anthem without teammates . . . "That decision is already having a major impact — on his jersey sales. Overnight the obscure offensive lineman went from the depths of Steelers’ jersey sales to its No. 1 seller in the men’s and women’s categories on both Fanatics.com and NFLShop.com. " . . .Alejandro Villanueva's courageous – and lonely – stand for the flag
. . . "And it's worth noting that he was pressured into doing just that. The Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach, Mike Tomlin, said he was looking for "100% participation" in that locker room, and he was specifically asked about Villanueva. It suggests that internal peer pressure is a significant part of all the kneeling and locker room hiding that's been driving audiences away from the NFL – a great unreported story." . . .
. . . "Now Villanueva is a hero to NFL fans, a standout, a man of courage, and the reason fans like to watch football and cheer it on.
No @Steelers had wherewithal to join Villanueva-teammate who served 3 tours in Afghanistan-for the national anthem
His jersey may sell out pic.twitter.com/uPJDW1owEi— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) September 24, 2017
"The entire Pittsburgh Steelers team showed a lack of class and an abundance of cowardice by refusing to even come out of the locker room for the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner.
"Except for offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva, a man who actually wore a uniform in service of his country instead of for millions of dollars like his teammates who never had any skin in the game when it came to defending America. He stood at the end of the tunnel with his hand over his heart and became the only Steeler with dignity on a day where it was lacking elsewhere.
"Villanueva was a former U.S. Army Ranger who served three tours in Afghanistan and had too much honor to hunker down with the cheese eaters in the locker room, the chief rat being head coach Mike Tomlin."
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