Athletes slam Donald Trump for rant against NFL protests

Get the Full StoryFootball players are lashing out at Donald Trump after the president went on an extended rant about athlete activism at a rally Friday night.

Trump called on NFL owners to fire players who kneel or otherwise protest during the national anthem and encouraged fans to boycott the league.

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"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He's fired! He's fired!" Trump said.

Read the transcript from Trump's racist rant on Black players in the NFLIt's WAY worse than I thoughtpic.twitter.com WbbUEZvVgr

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