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Ex-NFL Punter Chris Kluwe Says High School Fired Him Over Protest of MAGA Plaque

  • Chris Kluwe was fired from his coaching position at Edison High School following his arrest for protesting a MAGA plaque at the Huntington Beach City Council meeting.
  • Kluwe criticized the MAGA movement, equating it with negative impacts like censorship, and stated, 'A library is neutral ground.'
  • He asserted that the plaque undermines the community and divert resources, claiming, 'This will not make our community better.'
  • Kluwe criticized the city council for not considering the community's best interests and noted, 'They’re taking a resource away from students.
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Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe fired from high school coaching job after calling MAGA a ‘Nazi movement’

close Video Ex-NFL star wears ‘MAGA’ hat at Super Bowl party Former NFL star Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones talks to Fox News Digital ahead of ‘SI The Party’ in New Orleans before the 2025 Super Bowl. Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe said he was fired from his job as a California high school football coach after a speech at a city council meeting in which he called MAGA a “Nazi movement.”  “Just got fired from being a freshman football coach, if you want t…

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Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe fired from high school coaching job after calling MAGA a 'Nazi movement'

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe said he was fired from his job as a high school football coach after a speech in which he called MAGA a "Nazi movement."

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Ex-Vikings punter Chris Kluwe fired from HS coaching job after MAGA plaque protest: ‘I’m bummed’

Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was fired from his high school football coaching job following his anti-Make America Great Again speech at a California city council meeting earlier in February. According to TMZ, the 43-year-old Kluwe, who was arrested and charged for disturbance of an assembly after the Feb. 18 incident, revealed that Edison High School served him termination papers on Wednesday.

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Ex-NFL Punter Fired Over Unhinged Anti-Trump Screed

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe, 43, has been fired from his coaching position after launching into a bizarre and unhinged tirade against supporters of President Donald Trump, referring to the MAGA movement as “a Nazi movement” last week. Kluwe, 43, who played for the Minnesota Vikings from 2005 to 2012, was let go following his recent arrest at a Huntington Beach city council meeting. The former punter attended the meeting to protest a plaque at …

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Former NFL player says he was fired from coaching job after protesting Huntington Beach ‘MAGA’ plaque

Chris Kluwe, former NFL punter for the Minnesota Vikings, says he was fired from his job as a high school football coach after he was taken into custody while engaging in "peaceful civil disobedience." Kluwe took to social media Thursday to announce his dismissal, which he says stems from protesting the Huntington Beach City Council's decision to install a plaque at the Central Library with a Donald Trump-inspired motif. The plaque, meant to cel…

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Chris Kluwe says he was fired after MAGA protest drew ‘too much attention’

The former Minnesota Vikings punter has publicly advocated for his beliefs in the past. He said this time feels different.

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