Jermichael Finley got served by his estranged wife over statements he's been making to discredit National Anthem protests around the NFL, on Wednesday, August 16. Courtney Finley hit the retired tight end off with a tweet that linked him to a TwitLonger message in which she blasts him for what she believes is him turning his back on people who are sacrificing to carry a cause that serves the well-being of their family.
"This serves as a reminder @jermichaelf88 in case you have forgotten; you are black. The athletes (foremost people) you are telling to sit down (or stand) and shut up are the very men that are protesting for your safety and equality in a country that has nearly revoked that right based on your skin color," Courtney wrote.
She went on to state the focus of her concern being her four black children who she now raises as a single woman praying for the kind of justice that players like Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett are fighting to have instituted in the community. "Don't attempt to silence men that are brave enough to be a voice to those that had their cries muffled. Don't be so pathetically thirsty for attention that you choose to devalue another man's motives. Don't choose to be so insulting and imply professional athletes have no place in changing the world. Most importantly, don't forget to look in the mirror and see that you too are black and have an obligation to derail racism as best you can for yourself and others," she continued on to write.
Jermichael has been making headlines for what appears to be a campaign he's pushing in order to counter and prevent any type of protest movement from taking root in the league. In an interview with TMZ earlier this week Finley said he believes Marshawn Lynch and Michael Bennett are taking the protest up for selfish reasons and called the act a marketing ploy. Then days after advising that players ought to leave politics out of the sport and play, he took to Twitter with a tweet reading "Stand 4 our COUNTRY." His remarks preceded a chain of similar stances being voiced out in public by the likes of Tim Brown and Hue Jackson.
Source: blacksportsonline.com
