Doesn’t look like last night’s little farce “solidarity” before the national anthem between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears went over too well. Fans and now former fans of the NFL are still out burning jerseys, even in one of the most anti-American states in the union, Massachusetts.
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A Swansea man hosted a jersey burning party in response to the recent protest by the New England Patriots.
Mark Shane organized the event at his Gardners Neck Road home after about 20 members of the team took a knee during the national anthem before Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans.
Shane says he was “shocked” that the Patriots protested and said they “always stayed above this kind of nonsense.”
More than 100 people turned out to support Shane and show their frustration with professional athletes who are kneeling during the national anthem. They sang America the Beautiful and said the Pledge of Allegiance as they tossed Patriots gear into the fire in protest.