“So many flags”, Trump said, voicing admiration for legendary hard-man defenders Dick Butkus, Lawrence Taylor and Ray Nitschke, and his affection for New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady, a personal friend.
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The billionaire real estate magnate said violent hits by the likes of Hall of Famers Dick Butkus, Lawrence Taylor and Ray Nitschke used to be considered great tackles – and now they draw 15-yard penalties for helmet-to-helmet contact.
“If you’re a Trump supporter or not, he still talks about the issue and that’s the important thing and for this country, we need to make it great again”, says Walker.
“Football’s become soft. Football has become soft”. Now they [effeminate voice] tackle. head on head collision… fifteen yard penalty. Football has become soft. The outcome of games has been changed by what used to be phenomenal, phenomenal stuff.
Trump, who at one point owned a semi-professional football team, launched into his tangent about the NFL on Sunday after pausing in his speech to ask the crowd if he should keep going. “Now these are rough guys, these are rough guys”.
“I don’t watch it. The referees, they all throw flags”. So many flags, right?
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“It’s become weak, and you know what, it’s going to affect the NFL”, Trump said. With three weeks to go before Iowa kicks off the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump and Sen. I don’t even watch it as much anymore. “Am I right?” he added, to cheers from the audience. I gotta tell you. “But it’s different. But it’s become soft and our country has become soft”.
