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"I will be taking a knee every game in high school this season." - Kayvon Thibodeaux
Posted on 8/13/18 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 8/13/18 at 1:53 pm
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"I won't. A lot of dudes like to hush up. I have a friend who's very loud, but he lets people change who he is because he's intimidated of what they're going to think or going to say," he says. "For me? I will be taking a knee every game in high school this season."
"My school, they frown upon it. They don't want us doing it," says Thibodeaux, who says that he probably won't be taking a knee to call attention to racial inequality and police brutality during the national anthem in college.
But right now?
"Quite frankly, [my school] can't stop me from doing it. I won't be stopped. I won't let them tell me that I can't express my rights because I go on the field and I risk my life every time I go. Just to sell a ticket," he says. "College? NFL? They make millions. But I go to sell tickets. For me, I just want to show that nothing will change who I am."
"I won't. A lot of dudes like to hush up. I have a friend who's very loud, but he lets people change who he is because he's intimidated of what they're going to think or going to say," he says. "For me? I will be taking a knee every game in high school this season."
"My school, they frown upon it. They don't want us doing it," says Thibodeaux, who says that he probably won't be taking a knee to call attention to racial inequality and police brutality during the national anthem in college.
But right now?
"Quite frankly, [my school] can't stop me from doing it. I won't be stopped. I won't let them tell me that I can't express my rights because I go on the field and I risk my life every time I go. Just to sell a ticket," he says. "College? NFL? They make millions. But I go to sell tickets. For me, I just want to show that nothing will change who I am."
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 1:57 pm to Shaft Williams
hmmmm...we will win with him or without him.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 8/13/18 at 1:59 pm to Shaft Williams
I'm fine with it. Let him have his High School fun, he won't get to do it here if we land him because college teams aren't on the field during the anthem, so as far as I'm concerned it won't matter to us. Let's just go get this kid, he's gonna be a beast 
Posted on 8/13/18 at 1:59 pm to Shaft Williams
I have no problem with an American exercising his rights.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:39 pm to Shaft Williams
Good. There's nothing wrong with leaders of a community peacefully protesting police brutality and racism.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:15 pm to Shaft Williams
Good. A real leader.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:19 pm to Shaft Williams
I might be remembering this wrong, but I thought he said this in the spring or early summer and then back tracked after a few days and said he would be standing.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:20 pm to Shaft Williams
Good for him.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:20 pm to Shaft Williams
Shaft I'm curious what prompted you to drop this thread today?
Relatively speaking this article is old and the topic was discussed previously a good bit in the recruiting thread when the article was published.
I'm not trying to squash conversation, I think this is a good topic, just suprised it has kind of come up out the blue again.
Anyway I've never been concerned about kneeling during the anthem, but I am interested to see if more college players began to do it now that there has been no real resolution in the NFL.
Relatively speaking this article is old and the topic was discussed previously a good bit in the recruiting thread when the article was published.
I'm not trying to squash conversation, I think this is a good topic, just suprised it has kind of come up out the blue again.
Anyway I've never been concerned about kneeling during the anthem, but I am interested to see if more college players began to do it now that there has been no real resolution in the NFL.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:08 pm to Shaft Williams
Would still love to have him. He may earn a few snaps behind Anoma next year.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:40 pm to Shaft Williams
Athletes aren't on the field for the national anthem in college. Pretty much a non-issue for us isn't it?
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:33 am to Shaft Williams
More power to him. I hope he understands why he's taking a knee, though, and his activism goes beyond that simple act.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 10:51 am to Shaft Williams
Brandon Huffman (247 west mod) attended Kayvon Thibodeaux's game last night and said Thibo was standing with his teammates during the National Anthem.
This post was edited on 8/17/18 at 11:04 am
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