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Justin Durant Tweets About Chick-fil-A, Leading to Backlash Regarding Chain's Ongoing Controversy

Found August 04, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Justin Durant
TEAMS: Detroit Lions
The whole Chick-fil-A controversy has people on edge. Justin Durant learned that the hard way. The Lions linebacker tweeted about Chick-fil-A this past week, which drew plenty of responses from his followers. Durant eventually made it clear that he couldn't quite wrap his head around why people were boycotting the fast-food chain. Obviously, the boycotts across the country have come in the wake of Chick-fil-A COO Dan Cathy speaking out against same-sex marriage. But Durant couldn't understand why Cathy's opinion is keeping people from enjoying the simple pleasures of the restaurant. Durant mentioned throughout his tweets that he couldn't believe...
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