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Or when Colin Kaepernick and other NFL athletes took a knee during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against people of color.

On August 26, before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, the 49er's quarterback sat down during the national anthem in protest against racial injustices in America.

On August 26, before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, the 49ers» quarterback sat down during the national anthem in protest against racial injustices in America.

The last 24 hours had seen football players, coaches and even team owners kneeling in solidarity during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against black people.

This weekend, players and team owners across the NFL demonstrated during the National Anthem in nearly every game played.

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.

Colin Kaepernick has dominated the news this week after his decision to remain seated during the national anthem in Week 3 of the preseason became public.

The sixth - year signal caller has been taking a knee during the national anthem in order to bring attention to inequality and racial bias in the United States.

Indiana Fever players are expected to lock arms with opposing players during the national anthem in their upcoming WNBA games this weekend, the team announced on its website.

Why Lynch chose to sit hasn't yet been revealed, but it comes nearly one year after Colin Kaepernick began a protest of the oppression of people of color by sitting and kneeling during the national anthem in the 2016 season.

After an anti-Nazi protester was murdered in Charlottesville in August, at least five teams stood in unity during the national anthem in opposition to white supremacy.

The sixth - year signal caller has been taking a knee during the national anthem in order to bring attention...

Depew, NY (WBEN)- One local lawmaker is showing his displeasure in recent protests during the national anthem in the NFL.

With the recent furor over NFL players staying on the bench or taking a knee during the national anthem in protest, John Legend and Jesse Williams want to shine a contextual spotlight on one of the most famous examples of athletics and politics...

We don't take a knee during the National Anthem in my house, and if an entitled attuned like that presents itself, he will have an sudden and bold reality check.

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Reid was one of the first NFL players to join Kaepernick in kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice.

It was reported in March that Reid met with the Cincinnati Bengals in free agency and was asked about his protests during the national anthem.

Papa John's founder John Schnatter, who stepped down as CEO at the end of last year, had blamed falling sales on the NFL's failure to resolve the raging controversy over players taking a knee during the national anthem, in order to protest against police brutality.

When the NFL world first noticed he was sitting (and later kneeling) during the national anthem, Freeman reported that some executives thought that Kaepernick could be finished in the NFL if he were cut by the 49ers.

On Sunday, Jemele Hill reacted to a statement from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in which he indicated that players who protest during the national anthem would be told not to play.

Back in November, then - CEO Schnatter blamed the National Football League's leadership for hurting the company's performance because it had not resolved the ongoing controversy over players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem.

Sand's post came in response to NFL players protesting by kneeling during the national anthem, a controversy that flared up last weekend when President Donald Trump came out against the protests.

This past weekend, as the situation on the ground in Puerto Rico came into better focus, Trump took to Twitter to call out professional athletes for kneeling down during the National Anthem.

The offensive remark referred to the protests sweeping the NFL in response to violence against African Americans, with teammates taking a knee instead of standing during the national anthem.

I think you need to edit out the part of your post that says NFL owners don't allow players to share politics, the Steelers Coach just disproved that when he tried to make them all hide in the locker room during the National anthems.

A student - athlete at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania has been cut from the school's Division III football team because he kneeled during the pregame national anthem over the weekend.

After linking arms with his teammates during the national anthem, LeBron James played in a custom version...

Greene was escorted from the game for waving a Confederate flag while standing in front of «several African American people» during the national anthem, but argued that he was just invoking the First Amendment and should have been allowed to stay.

At a rally in support of incumbent Sen. Luther Strange in Hunstville, Ala., Trump said team owners in the NFL should immediately fire any player who protests during the national anthem and «get that son of a bitch off the field.»

McCoy previously has been critical of Colin Kaepernick, who sparked the protests in the NFL when he took a knee during the national anthem to bring attention to systematic discrimination against black Americans by the police.

The focus of the demonstrations during the national anthem has shifted ever since President Donald Trump made remarks in Alabama, saying that any player who kneels is a «son of a bitch» who should be fired.

Kaepernick began a movement in the NFL during the 2016 preseason when he began to sit and later kneeled during the national anthem as a way to show support for people of color who are being oppressed in the United States, and to take a stand against police brutality.

But according to The Wall Street Journal, «representatives said they are making exceptions this season — which began in September — because of the controversy over the protests, in which players kneel or link arms during the national anthem.»

A week ago, several Ravens players — including Terrell Suggs and former linebacker Ray Lewis — kneeled during the performance of the national anthem in London.

The Seahawks remained in the locker room during the national anthem last week.

The Steelers opted to stay in the tunnel and off the field during the national anthem before their Week 3 matchup against the Bears.

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After the Charlottesville rally, Long started putting his arm around teammate Malcolm Jenkins, who has been raising a fist during the national anthem since Colin Kaepernick began his protest in 2016.

Trump's status as a controversial figure within sports circles grew after he made comments at a rally in Alabama about players in the NFL who were kneeling during the national anthem:

It led to a wave of NFL players demonstrating during the national anthem early in the season.

President Donald Trump said at a rally in September that any player who is «disrespecting the flag» with a protest during the national anthem is a «son of a bitch» and should be fired, but players weren't deterred from their protests.

On Monday, the Congressional Black Caucus wrote a letter to the NFL in support of players who protest during the national anthem.

«I don't know if the most effective way is to sit down during the national anthem with a country that's providing you freedom, providing you $ 16 million a year... when there are black minorities that are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan for less than $ 20,000 a year.»

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. --- Across the NFL on Sunday, more player, coach, and owner protests and demonstrations of unity occurred during the playing of the national anthem than ever before, proving that President Donald Trump can jolt reaction in a league commiserate with Colin Kaepernick.

It's hard to take seriously commissioner Roger Goodell's claim that Kaepernick is not being blackballed for his decision to kneel during the national anthem last season, protesting the institutionalized repression of minorities in America.

During the national anthem, Villanueva's teammates could be seen behind him in the tunnel, several with their hands over the hearts as well, raising the question of why he was out in front of them.

The former 49ers quarterback took a knee during the national anthem, a harmless protest to draw attention to a serious problem in our country.

It would take a pretty monumental failure to get booed during the National Anthem, in fact it might take Rosanne Barr running on field, stealing the microphone, and yelping out her own strains of the anthem to rile up the crowd in New OrAnthem, in fact it might take Rosanne Barr running on field, stealing the microphone, and yelping out her own strains of the anthem to rile up the crowd in New Oranthem to rile up the crowd in New Orleans.

Every Steelers player but one remained in the tunnel during the national anthem before Pittsburgh's matchup against the Chicago Bears in Week 3.

While addressing a crowd of supporters in Alabama over the weekend, he referred to any player who would protest during the national anthem a «son of a bitch.»