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The only Muslim player at the Super Bowl avoided questions about Trump

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HOUSTON — It seems everyone is talking about President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily ban travel to and from seven countries with high Muslim populations.

But Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu said at Monday night’s media availability that he will not be touching questions about that subject — not yet, anyway.

“It’s a very tough situation,” said Sanu, who grew up in New Jersey and played college ball at Rutgers. “I just pray that the country and the world can be united. It’s really hard for me to talk about this right now. I just want to focus on the game and talk about football.