Ex-NFL Player Chris Kluwe Fired as High School Coach Following MAGA Plaque Protest

Kluwe's dismissal comes after his arrest at a Huntington Beach city council meeting where he criticized a controversial library plaque referencing the MAGA slogan.

Chris Kluwe, a former NFL punter and longtime activist, was fired from his role as a freshman football coach at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California.
The firing followed Kluwe's public protest against a library plaque featuring an acrostic of the MAGA slogan, which he criticized as representing racism and anti-democracy.
Kluwe was arrested at the February 18 city council meeting after engaging in peaceful civil disobedience and charged with disrupting an assembly; he has a court date scheduled for April.
School officials cited the growing attention surrounding Kluwe's actions as the reason for his dismissal, though Kluwe declined an offer to resign, stating it was important to expose the implications of MAGA's influence.
Kluwe is considering legal action with support from the ACLU, arguing that his termination raises potential First Amendment concerns.

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