Racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrants, and a president who spreads hate are at the top of a long list. [130], Jerick McKinnon and Richie James of the San Francisco 49ers both sat on the bench while the visiting Arizona Cardinals remained in the locker room. Even if it means sacrificing everything. [117] After the anthems, both teams knelt during a moment of silence. [169] The two players did not receive any punishment for their protest. August 1, 2022 @2:27pm (Updated: December 27, 2022 @6:23pm)by Darrelle Lincoln SANTA CLARA, CA OCTOBER 23: Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San ), On September 11, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist while the rest of the team interlocked their arms showing solidarity. [242], Sportscaster Bob Costas offered support for Kaepernick stating, "Patriotism comes in many forms and what has happened is it's been conflated with a bumper-style kind of flag-waving and with the military only so that people cannot see that in his own way Colin Kaepernick, however imperfectly, is doing a patriotic thing. [64] The act of kneeling as protest has been referred to as "taking a knee". [17] In 2016 the NFL stated that "players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem"; its game operations manual reads that players "should stand" for the anthem. "I am not protesting the anthem or the nation, I'm protesting organised brutality. "[46] He called the players' protest "a total disrespect of our heritage". America is set of overarching norms, mores, values, and traditions, held by a group of people. Biggio explained that he did it to help other kneeling players who were afraid to do so. After what Harris just did, Im willing to bet he earned a lot of fans for life. [47] Trump added on that the new NFL safety rules created to protect players from concussions were ruining the game for the public. Actor Damien Leake had been making a similar protest for almost 50 years, since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Will the Jacksonville Jaguars become the first NFL team to sit or stand during the national anthem? [264][266], NFL ratings have been in decline for the past couple years, except for the 2018 season, which saw an increase of 4%. But NFL reps denied the league had any differences with Eminem before his performance. Teams across all major sports received $6.8 million from the Department of Defense between 2012 and 2015 in exchange for performance of the national anthem at their games, along with various other military and patriotic activities. [122], Bisi Johnson, Tajae Sharpe, Alexander Mattison, Ameer Abdullah, Jalyn Holmes and Nate Meadors of the Minnesota Vikings knelt. [240] Nike took this backlash and converted it into a meme by releasing an ad that provided instructions to their customer on how to burn their products "properly". To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. [133], Over twenty players on the New York Giants either knelt or raised their fists. But on the same token, they are but a ", Crawford told reporters after the game that he decided to stand for the anthem this year because "there are so many things going on in the world right now that you can't really be focused on anything else except what's happening with society.". The entire Seattle Seahawks team stood and interlocked arms. He is currently working as a sports consultant for the largest sportswear company in America. [207], The Boston Bruins planned on linking arms during the playing of both the American and Canadian national anthems when the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs began. [209] Dumba regrets not kneeling for both anthems and plans to raise his fist instead of kneel for the rest of the playoffs. The policy remained suspended until Super Bowl LIII and will remain suspended until further notice. [28] One political person that players believe completely misinterpreted the act of kneeling was former President Trump, since he repeatedly claimed that players are protesting the flag and the national anthem; however, players are for the most part protesting the lack of accountability in the judicial system, and the way police officers can easily get away with police brutality towards African-Americans. "We chose to kneel because it's a respectful gesture. However, if you choose to remain in the locker room, this rule does not apply to you. When he ran, I thought it was a joke, and the joke continues. [125], Washington Football Team players knelt in unison during a moment of silence before standing during the Star-Spangled Banner. He's fired! [188], The Baltimore Orioles all walked onto the field wearing Black Lives Matter shirts. [231] John Schnatter of sponsor Papa John's Pizza blamed the protests for a drop in sales and a 24% fall in stock during 2017, saying that the "controversy is polarizing the customer, polarizing the country". [190], The Minnesota Twins plan to play both the Star-Spangled Banner and Lift Every Voice and Sing before their home games as well as a moment of silence at 8:46 pm during their home opener. [27] There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.[26][27], After Kaepernick started his campaign to create awareness about excess police brutality towards minorities, especially African-Americans, commentators have mainly shifted focus to the patriotic aspect of kneeling rather than the meaning behind it; thus weakening Kaepernick's primary goal. Some major celebrities that matched Kaepernick's donations include basketball players Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, tennis player Serena Williams, singer Usher, and rappers Snoop Dogg and Meek Mill. 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So Holly decided to call on Anthony for a boost. However, the campaign did result in a temporary drop of 2.2% in the company's stock price. [181], Players on both the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets wore shirts reading Black Lives Matter and "Love Your Neighbor" during pregame warmups. [197], Both the New York Liberty and Seattle Storm walked off the court during the Star-Spangled Banner during the 2020 season opener. [45], In September 2017 at a rally in Huntsville, Alabama, President Trump said NFL owners should fire players who kneel during the national anthem and encouraged fans to walk out. [17][21], Kaepernick and his 49ers teammate Eric Reid said they choose to kneel in San Diego during the anthem to call attention to the issues of racial inequality and police brutality. Rubio tweeted, "No @NFL player does more community service than @KStills of the @MiamiDolphins. According to the statement, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and "The Star Spangled Banner" will be performed to "continue raising awareness of racial injustice against the Black people. Childress said, "It'll get you a ride on a Greyhound bus" if anyone on his team protested the anthem. [55][56] The reaction to Trump's remarks were amidst other ongoing issues his administration was facing, including failed attempts at healthcare reform, the primary election loss of Trump-backed candidate Luther Strange for the Alabama seat in the U.S. Senate, recovery efforts for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Irma in Florida, and Hurricane Harvey in Houston, and relations with North Korea over their nuclear and missile testing. [116], Both the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks stood with their arms linked. And it has disrupted that organization. [288], The previous national anthem policy by the NFL written about a decade before the new policy in May 2018 contained vocabulary that allotted more leeway in the players' behavior during the national anthem before games. [120], Most of the Baltimore Ravens either knelt or sat on the bench. Beginning in 2011, the Denver Broncos then-quarterback Tim [175] The Giants also continued their protest with Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence and several others joining in. [101], On May 23, 2018, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and all NFL team owners, except for two that abstained from voting in a show of hand voting process, approved a new policy that would require all players to stand during the national anthem or be given the option to stay in the locker room during the national anthem. [13][19] The antagonistic response to kneeling is raised in spite of the fact that kneeling is a demonstration of reverence, submissiveness, and deference,[20] in contrast with the interpretation that kneeling is offensive to those who are honored by the anthem. [70] Jelani Jenkins, Arian Foster, Kenny Stills, and Michael Thomas of the Miami Dolphins all knelt during the National Anthem. [72], On November 13, 2016, five days after Donald Trump was elected President, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide-receiver Mike Evans decided to sit during the national anthem. [52] Others said they took offense to Trump demeaning the integrity of their primarily African American colleagues, when a month earlier he had hesitated to condemn the white nationalists who protested in Charlottesville, Virginia and murdered a counter protester. Despite what leftists say. The Vikings' Gjallarhorn was not blown to call attention to "silenced voices. The visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers linked arms. According to Sports Illustrated, Evans said, "If this happens, then America's not right right now. It has caused friction. [278] Some might think that the award is significant because it shows what he has sacrificed for starting and upholding the national anthem protest, and gives credibility to him as an activist based on the criteria for the award and past honorees such as Muhammad Ali. The award was given for his "significant contributions and African-American history and culture", and for his support "for intercultural understanding and human rights in an increasingly global and interconnected world". [264][265] Multiple of his teammates and other professional athletes expressed disappointment and anger at the statement. Eric Reid joined Kaepernick in kneeling during the national anthem during the final preseason game. "[25][26] Kaepernick has expressed his concerns about how his actions have been labeled as "anthem protest", since he considers this to be a diversion strategy from his critics to deviate the discussion from what really matters. He applauded the new policy that NFL players must either stand for the anthem or stay back in the locker room, but felt that this policy was not strict enough. He added that he was "not condemning anybody or criticizing anybody" in his remarks. The news is often full of bad news, in general. Both players were not signed by their teams at the time they took a knee or raised their fists, but both contracts contain standing-for-the-national-anthem provisions. [164], On September 2, 2016, a football player at Brunswick High School in Ohio knelt during the national anthem after he heard his teammates saying "nigger". On October 7, 2017, J. T. Brown of the Tampa Bay Lightning raised his fist while standing on the bench during the national anthem. Eric Reid of the Carolina Panthers continues to kneel and says he will continue to do so in the future. Following this summer's Black Lives Matter protests over the death of George Floyd and the abrupt reversal of the national anthem, the New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills all remained in their respective locker rooms during the playing of the national anthem on Sunday afternoon. NFL Players Gather at Midfield to Take a Knee - Then They Bow Their Heads. It means to really focus on being simply human, first and foremost. Do you have to stand for the national anthem? He had also done the same in a preseason game, in an attempt to "bring awareness to police brutality against minorities and racial inequality". This was the first time that any member of the Vikings did so. These deaths gained prominence through the media and the Black Lives Matter movement in the years immediately preceding the protest. "[244], Stemming from the Kaepernick controversy, before the beginning of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tournament in Toronto, Canada, Team USA coach John Tortorella told in an interview that if any one of his players were to sit out during the anthem, they would sit on the bench for the entire duration of the game. [105] The Eagles were the second sports franchise that Trump had uninvited, joining the 2017 National Basketball Association (NBA) champion Golden State Warriors, whose visit was cancelled after several players publicly declined to attend. [202] As games continue to be played, players, coaches, and referees continue to kneel. [173], On July 21, 2020, San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler took a knee over anger of how the United States is handling police brutality. [199], The NBA has a policy that requires players to stand up during the national anthem in their CBA, however many prominent players have expressed support for the NFL protests on social media or in interviews. [107] The following day, Trump tweeted that players should be suspended for one game the first time kneeling, and for the entire season without pay after a second offense.[108]. 7 In the NFL, Cleveland Browns tight end Seth DeValve is the only White player to kneel to protest the national anthem, though others expressed solidarity by locking arms or touching kneeling players during the anthem, or staying in their locker rooms rather than entering the field. He also believes that the Black Lives Matter movement has Marxist roots and is against the nuclear family. [230] Radio station WFAY dropped a broadcast of an East Carolina University football game on the station after the marching band took part in the protest, calling it an insult to the U.S. Armed Forces. Irv Cross, former NFL star and the first African American to work full-time as an analyst on national TV, had stage four brain disease CTE when he died aged 81, researchers say. I think he cares about some real, legitimate issues that have to be talked about. College players generally don't take the field before the national anthem. And it only served to deepen Soapes admiration for the Philadelphia Eagle. Did the Lions stand for the national anthem? To subscribe, please submit your email address below. That doesn't protect him, just because he served our country. The act was discussed heavily on social media, with users on Twitter and Facebook using #TakeAKnee or #TakeTheKnee to discuss the act. [183] Ozzie Timmons and Rodney Linares of the Tampa Bay Rays both knelt as well. However, some players and owners have said they are willing to sacrifice revenue for social causes they believe in. [214][215], U.S. Its been a hard year for the Soape family. This is my country, and I'll work out the problems, but I'll do it in an intelligent manner. Upon the resumption of the 20192020 season in the NBA Bubble, the entire ensemble of players, coaches, and referees in the first game knelt for an instrumental version of the National Anthem, which featured elements of rap music, pre-recorded by Jon Batiste. The NBA later stepped in and forced him to retract his statement, reinforcing their policy that all teams are required to play the national anthem in the future. [261] On September 26, 2017, Joey Odoms, the national anthem singer for the home games of the Ravens, resigned citing the "tone/actions of a large number of NFL fans in the midst of our country's cultural crisis". 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WebKaepernick and Marshall were by no means the first pro football players to be seen kneeling on the field. [38][39] Kaepernick has also held "Know Your Rights" camps for young people of color. [235] Nigel Powell, chief communications executive of Nike, convinced the company to maintain their partnership with Kaepernick which eventually led to the launch of the politically and socially controversial advertisement released in 2018, "Nike - Dream Crazy", with Kaepernick as their face of their 30th anniversary campaign. "[256], Jemele Hill tweeted, "Just so we're clear: the president's comments will only incite more player protests, not quell them." Mookie Betts was the lone member of the Los Angeles Dodgers to protest. hide. By Jack Davis September 13, 2021 at 3:54pm. When he dies, he's going to be wrapped in an American flag. [240], Throughout the remainder of the 2016 season, Kaepernick received public backlash for his protest, with an anonymous NFL executive calling Kaepernick "a traitor". Thanks to the sacrifices of many, we live in a country of unparalleled freedoms and countless liberties, including the right to peacefully express one's opinion. [147] The FA, the governing body in England, announced that it would take "a commonsense approach" if Premier League players took a knee in protest at the murder of George Floyd. "[294], Since passing the new national anthem policy in May 2018, the policy was put on hold in July 2018. [282] NAPO has even called for a boycott of Nike products due to their recent partnership with Kaepernick. [69] Two members of the New England Patriots, Devin McCourty and Martellus Bennett, raised their fists on Sunday Night Football. No other player has followed his lead since then, but many other reasons have been given for taking a knee or raising a fist during the song. [134], Every Denver Broncos player knelt or raised their fists during the anthem, as well as all Tennessee Titans players, except Derrick Henry. Sept. 10, 2021 The NFLs start is its strongest since 2016, the year the league faced criticism from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump over players Boyer, who served for six years on multiple tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, has repeatedly made clear that the kneeling during the anthem is neither unpatriotic nor offensive. [52][53] Other Republicans such as Florida senator Marco Rubio also expressed their discomforts against these policies as well. They continued to kneel before every game while playing out the delayed end of last season. Whats the worse that could happen? Other teams elected to remain in the locker room rather than take the field for the anthem. We respect and support all of our players' constitutional rights and freedom of expression. Jamal Adams of the Seahawks raised his fist while others either knelt, sat or remained in the locker room. Those of you who know me from high school may remember that I decided to start sitting during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner on April 4th 1968, and have been sitting ever since. I said this a long time ago. On February 10, 2021, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban announced that he would not play the national anthem at home games stating that it was "too divisive". Notably, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, took a knee in this context in June 2020. [180] The same members of the San Francisco Giants that knelt during the preseason continued their protest. The Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger stood next to Betts with their hands on his shoulders. [265] He apologized early the next day. My father served 25 years. [12][11][51] Many players, coaches and NFL teams protested and/or issued statements expressing dismay with Trump's comments:[77], On October 15, 2017 Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance for collusion against NFL owners. To me, this is much bigger than football and it would be selfish to look the other way. [283], During the George Floyd protests, some police officers began kneeling to express solidarity with the protesters, in support of racial justice. "[221], On September 25, 2017, U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee knelt on the floor of the House of Representatives. During a September 2016 away game at Northwestern, where players are traditionally on the field during the anthem, three Nebraska players knelt on the sideline. 2023 The Black Sphere. [291], To address the backlash, the NFL released a national anthem policy in May 2018, stating that players and team personnel were required to stand during the national anthem. 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