Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane
sat during the national anthem, and U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe took a knee.
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.
Michael Bennett, along with the other seven other defensive linemen and linebacker Michael Wilhoute,
sat during the national anthem:
He sat during the national anthem during preseason games against Denver and Green Bay.
Ten years after winning the starting job in college, one year after
sitting during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick is still looking for work in the NFL.
His decision to
sit during the national anthem drew criticism, though.
Not exact matches
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 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.
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.
«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.»
His decision to
sit or kneel
during the
national anthem played very little role in the 49ers» failure last season.
Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch
sat on a cooler next to the bench
during the playing of the
national anthem in the team's preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals.
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 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.
In Aug. 2016, Colin Kaepernick
sat on the bench while the
national anthem played
during a preseason game for the San Francisco 49ers.
Trump has turned his sights on BeastMode, (Marshawn Lynch of the Oakland Raiders), blasting the NFL star for
sitting during the U.S.
national anthem — but standing for the Mexican
national anthem —
during his game this weekend.
We are living in a time of vitriolic election cycles, controversies over standing up vs.
sitting down
during a
national anthem, and continued gun violence that ends too many lives.