Kaepernick kneels for anthem; 2 Rams raise fists in protest

“There’s going to be backlash, of course there is”, Jones said.

“[Kaepernick] believes in what he believes in, ” Jones said. Prior to the Redskins’ 38-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night, all the players left the sideline during the national anthem to help military personnel hold up the 100-yard flag covering the FedEx Field playing field. Because why? Because I’m speaking up for people who don’t have the voice. Chanaiwa said. “And I don’t think that any of us should stop that anytime”. They just don’t have the backbone to stand up and do it, when it’s against the grain. Otherwise, you become part of the problem. “The American flag and the national anthem and all that that goes behind it if you dig deeper, (that’s) not the reason why I stand”.

The Seattle Seahawks announced their plan to protest as a team on September 11, the NFL’s opening day where they would play the Miami Dolphins. “It’s the right of an American”.

ESPN showed video of Kaepernick signing many autographs and taking pictures with fans during pre-game warmups before Monday night’s game.

While speaking to reporters Monday, Kaepernick called the comments “ridiculous”. Is he hurting random people out there? No. These guys are really making a conversation of something that’s a very important topic in this country and I’m 100 percent supportive of them’. But when people that are not of color speak up, it’s their right. He also has the freedom of speech under the same amendment.

“As Americans we’ve forgotten that we’re supposed to loathe falling in line”.

“I have great respect for men and women that have fought for this country”, he said. These aren’t made up numbers, it just is what it is. Oh, I just got my stuff back, cops are pigs again, cops are pigs. “We all have input because America has always been a country that has united everybody”.

Seventeen NFL players and other US athletes have joined the protest in the past week.

“It’s his right as a citizen”, Sabathia said of Kaepernick’s decision to remain seated at the first three gamesof the preseason. I think even with this, when everybody wants to talk about is this a distraction, what’s going on, it’s been something that I think has been an issue that most people haven’t discussed openly in locker rooms and quite honestly most places.

Jones will still stand for the national anthem.

The USA Today article noted that no baseball players have done so – at least not publicly. “There’s what 58, 59 of us and I’m one of the most known”.