Sentences with phrase «day during the anthem»

After hours of careful consideration, and even a visit from Nate Boyer, a retired Green Beret and former NFL player, we came to the conclusion that we should kneel, rather than sit, the next day during the anthem as a peaceful protest.

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Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters has been a supporter of Kaepernick's movement from day one, so it's no surprise that he continued to protest during the national anthem in Week 4 by taking a seat on the bench.

It also comes a day after Eric Reid's free agent visit with the Bengals took a turn, when owner Mike Brown asked Reid if he planned on kneeling during the national anthem.

On a day of protest throughout the NFL, both WNBA teams protested police violence and racism during the national anthem and commissioner Lisa Borders spoke about the importance of athletes sharing their opinions.

This comes one day after a speech by President Donald Trump on Friday during which he said national anthem protestors should be fired, comments that were called «divisive» by the NFL.

After the media took notice of Kaepernick sitting for the national anthem during a preseason game on Aug. 26, he addressed reporters with his full thoughts and reasoning two days later on Aug. 28.

All Seahawks and Titans players remained in the locker room during the national anthem using that as their form of protest, just as the Steelers did (minus Villanueva) earlier in the day.

The statement came hours after players from across the National Football League took to the field and locked arms in solidarity during the performance of «The Star - Spangled Banner» in response to controversial remarks made by Trump in recent days denouncing athletes who have protested during the national anthem by taking a knee.