WEEKEND WORDS

It’s like, as simple as I can put it, I just want to compete, man. Like I kind of have had, like, my trials and tribulations with the NFL and had success and had that rollercoaster ride and, you know, at the end of the day I’m sitting here at 25 and like, for me, like I said, I feel like I got a lot left in the tank.”

Former Penn State and New York Jets QB Christian Hackenberg to NBC10 in Philadelphia about plans to leave pro football for pro baseball.

Learning from the (GOAT) soaking up all the knowledge.”

Shedeur Sanders, son of Deion Sanders, on social media about working out in Tampa, Florida with Bucs QB Tom Brady. Sanders, a four-star QB recruit who will be a senior at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas this fall, ranks 41st overall among recruits according to ESPN.

And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching!”

President Donald Trump on Twitter Saturday again criticizing the idea of taking a knee during the national anthem. In a series of tweets and retweets, Trump implied he would not be watching United States national soccer team games or NFL games if there’s kneeling during the anthem. He quote tweeted Rep. Matt Gaetz’s thoughts on U.S. Soccer’s recent repeal of a rule that required national team players to stand for the anthem, writing, “I won’t be watching much anymore!”

Murray felt like a second home from the minute I stepped on campus and became a part of the Murray State community. As a young Black man, I cannot stress enough how disturbing and oppressive it is to know the city still honors a Confederate war general defending white supremacy and hatred.”

Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant in a letter to Calloway County, Kentucky Judge Kenneth C. Imes last week asking for the removal of a Confederate monument in downtown Murray, Kentucky. Morant became a first-team All-American while playing at Murray State.