Chris Long blasts Charlottesville nationalist rioters
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long denounced the actions of numerous white nationalist groups that converged in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, marching toward the University of Virginia campus.
Hate these images... This isn't CVille.... The tantrum will be over soon #insecurity
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) August 12, 2017
Insanely frustrating. Evolution will favor the self assured... not man babies with tiki torches or people playing "militia"
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) August 12, 2017
A vehicle drove into a group of counter-protesters, injuring numerous people and killing a 32-year-old woman, Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times reported.
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Long, who attended high school in Charlottesville and starred at Virginia during his collegiate career, also blasted President Donald Trump for his apparent noncommittal comments at his press conference.
This would be a moral layup yet you go with "on many sides." Unreal. https://t.co/Cb5XjFmrdH
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) August 13, 2017
Wow... to think that failure to condemn white supremacy is a form of political self preservation in America right now.... tough day.
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) August 13, 2017