Portland, OR - Portland Thorns midfielder Lindsey Horan admitted that she was hoping for a reverse Colin Kaepernick sponsorship from Hobby Lobby as she defied the solidary shown by players, coaches and staff on both teams by standing during the anthem.
“I stand for the flag. I stand for the anthem. I stand because I don’t want to have an uncomfortable conversation with family members,” stated Horan. “I’ve discussed this with my teammates and they know that I respect their position. They know I’m not racist, but the police should probably be obeyed (just saying), the anthem and flag shouldn’t be disrespected and I am not going to Christmas having to explain to Uncle Jeff and Cousin Brayden why I’m kneeling. I’m really hoping that a reputable company will see this and understand that there are players out there that are reversing Colin Kaepernick’s kneel for racial justice. Some of us will take a principled stand for whatever is the opposite of kneeling for justice. I hope that Hobby Lobby would find it in their hearts to offer players who take this stand a small salary, a cut of sponsored shirt sales, a chance for 5% off model airplane glue and, most lucratively, imported artifacts from ancient Babylon.”
Sources within the Thorns locker room state that there isn’t a division with Horan’s stand as players stated, “Everyone else is on one side and she is on the opposite, so it’s not really a division as it is just that one person who doesn’t care how other people feel or act even 24 hours removed from the Derek Chauvin trial.”
For her part, Horan indicated that she was thinking bigger than just Hobby Lobby.
“Think about the mileage a company like Nike could get with this,” stated Horan. “We could do a commercial where I stand for the anthem and they could play patriotic music behind me with shots of women playing soccer and rubbing sweat out of their eyes as they try to achieve something by standing by themselves on a field, alone, but with eventually other teammates because it’s a team game.”
The Nutmeg News will have more on this as opinionated blowhards and dickheaded former players take to Twitter to defend her stand.