Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer announced he is canceling his golf event after sponsors pulled out due to location at Trump National.
on Saturday. Poyer cited that the event had to be rescheduled until next year because teams and sponsors pulled out of the event due to its location.
“Unfortunately, there have been a numerous amount of teams up north that have pulled out of the tournament. Not just out of the tournament but also wrote e-mails to a big sponsor that was going to help sponsor my tournament," Poyer said on Instagram."And that company now, it’s unfortunate that they have pulled out and decided that they don’t want to take part in my tournament, in which they took part in last year, because of where it’s at, the Trump National in Doral.
Poyer did not make clear how many teams and people dropped out. He did express his disappointment that groups were unable to put politics aside to benefit the cause of his event.
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