NFL threatened Texans star over polarizing eye black with Palestine reference
A Houston Texans linebacker wore eye black with a reference to Palestine. The NFL threatened to eject him from a game if he did not remove it. The league considered the eye black polarizing.
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3 viewpointsNFL told Azeez Al-Shaair he'd be pulled from Texans game over pro-Palestinian eyeblack message
NFL threatened Texans star over polarizing eye black with Palestine reference
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