Sentences with phrase «protests during the anthem»

President Donald Trump made comments last week about protests during the anthem, referring to any player who kneels as a «son of a bitch» and saying team owners should fire them for it.

Protesting during the anthem drew real attention to the cause.

All of a sudden, everyone cares about my protest, but they never cared about my actions — which kind of proves, well, why do you need (to protest during the anthem)?

Tomlin has been largely silent on the topic of protests during the anthem up to this point.

The Steelers organization has not released a statement following Donald Trump's statements on boycotting the NFL due to protests during the anthem.

Trump said that players who protest during the anthem should be fired or suspended.

The protest during the anthem had initially began with ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in order to draw attention to the issue of police brutality.

Local high school football players kicked off team after protest during anthem.

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Part of the decline is attributed to an ongoing player protest that started with one player taking a knee during the National Anthem.

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.

The New York Times» Ken Belson and Mark Leibovich on Wednesday detailed an October meeting of NFL owners and players following President Donald Trump's attacks on the league over protests during the national anthem.

The fight coincided with Trump's criticism of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem as a gesture of protest against police profiling of African - Americans.

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.

She reiterated Trump's argument that the NFL protests, which began more than a year ago when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the anthem in protest of police brutality, «disparage [s] the brave men and women in uniform» and American values more broadly.

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.

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.

When players protest, a common rebuttal from the majority who believe players shouldn't kneel during the anthem is that their protests are better made on their own time, that doing so at game - time is unsportsmanlike.

Chris Long, a defensive end for the Eagles, put his arm around his black teammate Malcolm Jenkins during the anthem, though he did not join Jenkins in raising his fist in silent protest.

On Monday night, Cleveland Browns» tight end Seth DeValve became the first white player to take a knee during the national anthem since Colin Kaepernick first kicked off the wave of pro-football player protests last year.

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

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Eric Reid not only believes that kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice is the right thing for some players to do — but it's...

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Eric Reid not only believes that kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice is the right thing for some players to do — but it's also the Christian thing to do.

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.

«It seems so timely right now as we have these conversations about the football players kneeling during the anthem at the NFL games, led by Colin Kaepernick and the controversy that's arisen around it,» he says, referencing the demonstrations by dozens of NFL players protesting racial injustice and police brutality.

Yesterday, NFL players around the league once again took a knee either before or during the National Anthem, and President Trump once again used Twitter to call for the end of protests.

The most recent Twitter bout started when Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he would bench any players who chose to «disrespect the flag» — presumably referring to some players» recent protests against racist police brutality, which they've demonstrated by kneeling during the national anthem.

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.

NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick made a lot of news last season when he protested police violence and racial injustice by sitting during the National Anthem before games.

Though for more than a year, some players have been kneeling during the anthem before games as a way to raise awareness about racial injustice, yesterday marked widespread protests in the form of players kneeling, linking arms and holding fists in the air.

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.

The Cowboys have yet to have a player kneel during the anthem since Kaepernick started protesting police brutality, inequality, and the oppression that people of color in the United States face in 2016.

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.

NFL players around the league protested during the national anthem on Sunday, a response to critical comments President Donald Trump made about the league during a rally on Friday night.

During Trump's speech at the rally, he spent about three minutes talking about the NFL, beginning with his thoughts on protests during the national anthem and eventually turning to his thoughts on the NFL's television ratings and penaDuring Trump's speech at the rally, he spent about three minutes talking about the NFL, beginning with his thoughts on protests during the national anthem and eventually turning to his thoughts on the NFL's television ratings and penaduring the national anthem and eventually turning to his thoughts on the NFL's television ratings and penalties.

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.»

It seems likely that the NFL's protests will continue for the foreseeable future, although some teams have already said they will stand during the anthem and others plan to link arms.

The Browns previously kneeled in prayer during the anthem in preseason and clarified that it wasn't a protest.

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.

Week 3 featured more protests during the national anthem than the league has ever seen.

But he respects his teammates» perspectives if they do choose to protest during the national anthem.

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.

Various players this season, including Michael Bennett, Malcolm Jenkins, and several Cleveland Browns have sat, kneeled in prayer or raised their fist during the anthem to protest the unfair treatment of people of color by the police and the country's systemic injustices.

By kneeling during the anthem they are protesting it.

Chris Long explains why he put an arm around Malcolm Jenkins during his national anthem protest.

Malcolm Jenkins was one of the players who joined Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest during the 2016 season.