Sentences with phrase «standing 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.

Kaepernick, who is opting out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers — meaning he'll soon be a free agent — now says he plans to stand during the National Anthem.

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Leading the way was Jones, who has pushed for a leaguewide mandate to stand during the national anthem like the one he declared for Cowboys players:

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh weighed in Monday on his former player, Colin Kaepernick, with regard to the San Francisco 49ers quarterback's decision not to stand during the National Anthem, which came to light following Friday's preseason game against... more

Controversy over standing or not standing during the national anthem.

Dozens of current and retired officers from the NYPD — including Frank Serpico, who exposed corruption in the department in the 1970s — rallied on Saturday morning in support of Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers player lionized and reviled for refusing to stand during the national anthem.

Meanwhile people's lives are in danger,» Cuomo said, in reference to the controversy prompted by NFL players who declined to stand during the national anthem.

The owners of the NFL are reportedly considering a rule change that would make it mandatory for players to stand during the national anthem.

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he would stand during the national anthem if given a chance to play football in the NFL again.

In light of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School players» decision to stand during the national anthem over the course of the season, a debate has arisen over what administration should have done had players decided to take a knee.

Not exact matches

(McNair's son Cal — who does not have a public record of donating to the President or his campaign — stood with the team linking arms during the national anthem).

Sales of Villanueva gear soared Monday after the offensive lineman was spotted standing with his hand over his heart during the national anthem before the Steelers played the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Lance's guest list is surprisingly eclectic: musicians like Seal, Ben Harper, Tim Commerford and Ryan Bingham; boxing promoter Bob Arum; tennis legend Chris Evert; Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff... and just this week, former Green Beret Nate Boyer, who last week stood beside Colin Kaepernick as Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem prior to a preseason game against the Chargers.

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.

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.

In wake of the on - field protests that swept the NFL, when players knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice, the NBA released a memo to teams that recommended ways to support community activism while reminding them of a league rule that enforced players standing during the anthem.

There's also a chance Jones, who has been vocal in demanding his players stand for the national anthem, is also using this opportunity to snap back at a commissioner who has allowed players to kneel during the pregame tradition without facing discipline.

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.

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.

On the eve of another Sunday of professional football, Trump once again stoked the controversy over players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial inequality, proclaiming on Twitter that he wants them to stand.

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.