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Seahawks’ Duane Brown says national anthem issue not over

By Lee Vowell

SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 05: Offensive tackle Duane Brown #76 of the Seattle Seahawks warms up prior to the game against the Washington Redskins at CenturyLink Field on November 5, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 05: Offensive tackle Duane Brown #76 of the Seattle Seahawks warms up prior to the game against the Washington Redskins at CenturyLink Field on November 5, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /
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The Seahawks are still an outspoken group. Plus, the NFL and politics appear to be intertwined now. And Duane Brown has some thoughts.

The Seahawks have lost some players who have strong views politically. Richard Sherman and Michael Bennett will no longer be a part of the team in 2018. But Seattle still has an outspoken group. And Duane Brown has opinions about the NFL’s new national anthem policy.

Brown came over to Seattle from the Houston Texans midway through 2017. While Brown instantly made the offensive line better (but maybe not as much as expected), he also didn’t leave his opinions in the southwest.

When Brown was with the Texans, Houston owner Bob McNair made the awful comment about how the “inmates were running the prison” when it came to the national anthem. Inmates and prison. Say what you will about the whole protesting during the anthem issue, but McNair’s comments were in poor taste. NFL players are not inmates. Unless, of course, the NFL is a prison. Make of that what you will.

Brown responded to McNair’s words by saying he was “sickened.” The left tackle’s wife took to Twitter to respond more strongly.

Brown said he was dissatisfied with the NFL new rule about the national anthem. After OTAs on Tuesday, Brown said

"(Brown doesn’t) like it. I think it’s dismissive. I don’t think it’s ever been properly acknowledged, and there was no one that was consulted with or talked to about the matter."

Politics and football

Let’s be honest, 12s. While a lot of us don’t like to mix our football with politics, Seattle is still a liberal city. Letting outspoken players like Sherman and Bennett go seems a bit like giving in to the politics of the day. Isn’t it refreshing to have a player like Brown or Doug Baldwin on the team?

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I am not saying one has to agree with Baldwin or Brown. Or that one has to agree with a right or left political view. But maybe partly why we are proud to be Seahawks fans is the fact that our team doesn’t act like droids from some machine, like the New England Patriots sometimes do. Seattle is in a city of liberals in a state of conservatives. I find it nice that the team represents the state as well.

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