{"id":14923,"date":"2024-11-24T19:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T19:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14923"},"modified":"2024-11-24T19:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T19:55:04","slug":"nfl-fans-rage-online-after-michael-strahan-lands-major-role-following-his-national-anthem-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14923","title":{"rendered":"NFL Fans Rage Online After Michael Strahan Lands Major Role Following His National Anthem Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Giants<\/a>\u00a0star Michael Strahan has landed a massive gig on the back of his national anthem controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Strahan has been taking a lot of heat after being shown with his hands clasped in front of him while \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d played during the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0on FOX crew\u2019s visit to a naval base before Veteran\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has the network ignored calls for the former defensive end to be fired, they have also handed him a sweet new gig.<\/p>\n<p>According to racing reporter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bobpockrass\/status\/1860734298690638163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bob Pockrass<\/a>, Strahan will be a special honorary pace-car driver for the Indy 500 when it comes to FOX Sports next year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As announced on FOX NFL Sunday &#8230; Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace-car driver for the Indy 500.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobpockrass\/status\/1860734298690638163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fans were not pleased with the announcement.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMaybe he can respect the Flag this time!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTalk about not being able to read a room\u2026.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said another.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cso he can be un patriotic and not hold his hand over his heart again!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a user wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo he can continue being unpatriotic and not caring about America or our troops? SHAMEFUL,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another asked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1860745430587306433&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Ffans-rage-online-after-michael-strahan-lands-major-role-following-his-national-anthem-controversy%2F&amp;sessionId=a2a3814afcff4e8956b62ef37c388559f4a13e3c&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1860745430587306433\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-michael-strahan-had-to-say-about-his-actions-during-the-national-anthem\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Michael Strahan Had To Say About His Actions During The National Anthem<\/h2>\n<p>Strahan addressed the controversy in a video posted to his Instagram account a few days after the incident, explaining that he was simply lost in the moment.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have nothing to protest, I have no statement to be made,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he said.<em>\u00a0\u201cThe only statement that should be made that I want to make is I love the military, I\u2019ve always loved the military and I will always love the military. I do so many programs to help veterans and soldiers. I grew up on a military base with a father who was a major in the army. My brother, my sister, my cousins, they all served in the military \u2014 I\u2019m a military brat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd so the fact of somebody saying that, you know, I\u2019m unpatriotic, couldn\u2019t be any further from the truth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Given that the Indy 500 is the biggest racing event in the world, this is pretty significant. That FOX would assign it to him proves they\u2019re standing with their man.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Former\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0star Michael Strahan has landed a massive gig on the back of his national anthem controversy. 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