{"id":1990982,"date":"2023-08-04T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nfl-legend-roasted-online-for-rendition-of-national-anthem\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T13:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T17:36:45","slug":"watch-nfl-legend-roasted-online-for-rendition-of-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nfl-legend-roasted-online-for-rendition-of-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Legend Faces Online Backlash for National Anthem Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-nfl-legend-roasted-online-for-rendition-of-national-anthem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1990982&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Watch: NFL Legend\u200d Roasted Online for Rendition of National\u2063 Anthem<\/h2>\n<p>At long last, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-cant-make-this-up-disgraced-former-fbi-agent-peter-strzoks-wife-melissa-hodgman-named-acting-director-of-the-division-of-enforcement-for-the-sec\/\" title=\"You Can\u2019t Make This Up: Disgraced Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok\u2019s Wife, Melissa Hodgman, Named Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement for the SEC\">national nightmare<\/a>\u200c for \u200cNFL fans is over \u2026 kind\u2062 of.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200d2023-2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-stars-hold-abrupt-players-meeting-frustrations-rising-around-financial-state-key-position\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> season officially kicked\u200c off on \u200bThursday\u2063 with the annual preseason Hall of Fame game between the New York Jets and the\u2063 Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n<p>It was the quintessential return \u200dfor the league. The Hall \u2063of Fame game featured two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nfl-legend-roasted-online-for-rendition-of-national-anthem\/\" title=\"NFL Legend Faces Online Backlash for National Anthem Performance\">tortured fan bases brimming<\/a> with \u200chope, legendary players of yore were honored \u200dfor their past contributions, and the backup players for both the Jets and the\u200c Browns played\u200b a\u2062 perfectly fine game (sans the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-lights-go-second-half-jets-browns-hall-fame-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power outage issue<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>But no \u200bNFL game would be complete without some sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-major-difference-two-national-anthems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">national anthem<\/a> controversy<\/a>, and\u2062 the Hall\u200b of Fame\u2062 game was no different in that\u2064 regard \u2014\u2064 albeit there was nothing intentionally controversial \u2062about this rendition.<\/p>\n<p>Before \u2064the Browns beat the Jets 21-16 at \u2063the Tom Benson Hall of Fame\u2064 Stadium in\u200c Canton, Ohio, both teams lined up for the traditional\u200d singing\u2063 of \u201cThe Star-Spangled\u200b Banner\u201d before \u2064the game.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dis often the case, someone of repute was chosen to\u2063 sing the anthem: Soon-to-be minted Hall \u200cof Famer DeMarcus Ware.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at Ware\u2019s version \u200bof the song \u200bbelow:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hall of Famer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeMarcusWare?\">@DeMarcusWare<\/a> sings the Star \u2062Spangled Banner<\/p>\n<p>: \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFootballHOF?\">@ProFootballHOF<\/a> Game on NBC<br \/>\n: Stream\u200c on NFL+\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bDdH0uvRfp\">https:\/\/t.co\/bDdH0uvRfp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bdU6UyK1Kf\">pic.twitter.com\/bdU6UyK1Kf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1687255698810568706?\">August 4,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was \u2026 okay? Yes, the man was off-key and yes, he seemed\u2062 a bit \u2063out\u200c of \u200dtempo.\u2064 But Ware made the Pro Football <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cause-death-revealed-ray-lewis-iii-son-hall-fame-linebacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hall \u200dof Fame<\/a>, and\u200b not the Rock and Roll \u2064Hall of Fame, for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t stop critical\u2063 X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) \u200dusers from\u2062 roasting the former Dallas Cowboy and Denver\u2062 Bronco standout.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">bro, he so out \u2062of\u200d key the doors locked<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fame (@youFamousEnough) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/youFamousEnough\/status\/1687273668940816385?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kO3Dqe3m9A\">pic.twitter.com\/kO3Dqe3m9A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DFreshmaker (@TheDFreshmaker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDFreshmaker\/status\/1687255982684995584?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love Demarcus but he is not a great singer at all. Terrible anthem.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twister (@Twister32733092) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twister32733092\/status\/1687255862086119425?\">August 4,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did he win a raffle\u200b or \u200csomething??<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Murphy (@seanhalfcourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanhalfcourt\/status\/1687270096203329536?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though\u2062 that last X\u200d user asked if Ware won \u201ca raffle or something\u201d to be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-idol-winner-apologizes-national-anthem-faux-pas-mlb-home-run-derby-will-try-better-next-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sing the\u200b iconic song<\/a>, \u2062the standout outside linebacker \u200cactually offered a touching reason for volunteering for this role despite not being\u200b a singer at all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DeMarcus Ware \u2064sang\u2064 the National Anthem \u2064for Demaryius Thomas.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2AeTVpCMKT\">pic.twitter.com\/2AeTVpCMKT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL\u200c (@NFL) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1687285520278372352?\">August\u200c 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ware explained\u2063 that he was singing the anthem for former Broncos teammate Demaryius Thomas, who tragically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gone-way-soon-recently-retired-nfl-star-dies-age-33\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed away<\/a> at just 33 years \u2064old in December 2021. Thomas \u200cand Ware \u2064were seen standing next to \u2063each other during \u200dthe\u200c national anthem in the\u200c past.<\/p>\n<h3>Did you like DeMarcus Ware\u2019s rendition \u2063of \u200bthe national \u200banthem?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Did \u200dyou \u200dlike DeMarcus Ware\u2019s\u2064 rendition of the national anthem?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you\u2062 to\u2063 The Western\u200d Journal news updates \u2062free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. 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