{"id":3469,"date":"2024-08-09T18:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3469"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:20:03","slug":"miami-dolphins-long-snapper-blake-ferguson-takes-strong-political-stance-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3469","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins Long Snapper Blake Ferguson Takes Strong Political Stance On Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Politics and sports become increasingly intertwined every year. With athletes having such a large platform, many feel they must make their opinions heard, and that\u2019s no different with Blake Ferguson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>On Wednesday, he took a shot at the official White House X account after it posted a photo that read \u201cBan Assault Weapons,\u201d with the caption \u201cIt\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His response to that was a quote tweet saying, \u201cPut assault weapons in only the hands of the Feds you\u2019re currently weaponizing? Yeah kick rocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Put assault weapons in only the hands of the Feds you\u2019re currently weaponizing? Yeah kick rocks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdNdWoAuIQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/jdNdWoAuIQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blake Ferguson (@blakeferguson48) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blakeferguson48\/status\/1821319418317565974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>People on both sides of the coin joined in on the conversation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>\u201cIf you think a milita could take on the US military it\u2019s a joke. Regular people shouldn\u2019t have access to weapons of war in today\u2019s world,\u201d wrote one commenter as a rebuttal<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>\u201cI am forever a Blake Ferguson fan. #FinsUp,\u201d and \u201cLegend of a long snapper,\u201d wrote two other commenters showing support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Ferguson has let his political views show. His most recent tweet before this was retweeting Republican Vice President nominee JD Vance dissing Kamala Harris for not answering questions.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also shown great support for controversial\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0kicker Harrison Butker despite the drama his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-JS7RIKSaCc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commencement speech<\/a>\u00a0at Benedict College stirred up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heck of a day for the kid! Congrats my brother\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0qFuiqhiQR\">https:\/\/t.co\/0qFuiqhiQR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blake Ferguson (@blakeferguson48) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blakeferguson48\/status\/1820569748872257684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-blake-ferguson-among-many-athletes-who-continue-to-voice-political-opinions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blake Ferguson Among Many Athletes Who Continue To Voice Political Opinions<\/h2>\n<p>Blake Ferguson is just one athlete in a long line of many who have not been afraid to voice their political opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, most notably, Harrison Butker caught major backlash for a commencement speech at Benedict College that encouraged women to revert to more traditional gender roles, which involved raising a family and being a wife.<\/p>\n<p>Another headliner,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/simone-biles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simone Biles<\/a>, took a shot at Donald Trump for using the term \u201cblack jobs\u201d in an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.<\/p>\n<p>After winning a gold medal, Biles went to X and posted photos with the caption, \u201cI love my black job.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love my black job \ud83d\udda4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c5wPc6xOY3\">https:\/\/t.co\/c5wPc6xOY3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1819284274224173147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics and sports become increasingly intertwined every year. 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