National Anthem Protests - Page 8

Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his wife Brittany, are to be presenting sponsors for a social justice event at the Black College Football Hall of Fame.

The commissioner of the NFL has “encouraged” to teams to sign Colin Kaepernick, teams have said they would be interested in signing Colin Kaepernick, and yet, no one has reportedly tried to sign Colin Kaepernick.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said his criticism of Drew Brees’ opposition about kneeling during the national anthem, and Brees’ later apology, is “a microcosm” of what the country needs.

On Wednesday, Jemele Hill warned TV networks that refusing to air NFL players protesting during the national anthem would be “journalistically irresponsible.”

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe is once again praising former NFL player Colin Kaepernick for creating the national anthem protest movement.

Former New York Jets safety Burgess Owens recently slammed the NFL for looking to implement “affirmative action for a Marxist,” by encouraging teams to sign Colin Kaepernick.

Brett Favre says that Colin Kaepernick’s decision to forego his NFL career in order to continue his anthem protests and social justice movement, is a sacrifice in league with former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman.

Colin Kaepernick has joined the Board of Directors for blogging and publishing platform Medium.com.

A whole high school baseball team in Iowa took a knee during the national anthem on Monday night, as the sports world returns.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is no longer silent or ambivalent on the subject of Colin Kaepernick signing with an NFL team.

After Colin Kaepernick walked away from the NFL in 2017, the league’s social justice movement found a new face and voice in then-Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins. Now, it’s being reported that Jenkins’ face and voice will now be regular fixture on CNN.

Houston Texans defensive end J.J.Watt rejected a fan’s notion that he would not approve of protests during the national anthem.

San Antonio Spurs coach and Trump critic Gregg Popovich says that you can’t care about blacks and support Donald Trump.

On Wednesday, NASCAR’s only full-time black driver, Bubba Wallace, drove in a Black Lives Matter car. On Saturday, a driver on a different NASCAR circuit drove Back the Blue car.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield plans to kneel during the national anthem this upcoming season to support protests of social injustice, police brutality and racism.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll revisited the team’s history with Colin Kaepernick on Thursday and expressed regret for not signing Kaepernick when given the opportunity.

A poll conducted by Yahoo News/YouGov, shows that a majority of Americans now support a right to protest during the national anthem for NFL players.

NASCAR driver Ray Ciccarelli took to Facebook on Wednesday, to announce that he is walking away from racing after the league announced that it would allow protests during the national anthem, and banned the Confederate flag from its events.

U.S. Soccer’s board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule adopted after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick.

NASCAR will no longer require its teams to stand during the national anthem. Instead, drivers and team members will be allowed to engage in peaceful protest.

Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera says that he will support his players if they protest during the playing of the national anthem, according to a report.

The NFL Players Coalition has amassed 1,400 signatures from players, coaches, staff, and front office, current and retired, in support of a bill that would make end qualified immunity for police.

MSNBC host Al Sharpton rejected the NFL’s apology for “not listening to its players” and demanded that the league “give Colin Kaepernick a job back.”

Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson is not accepting Drew Brees’ apology. Not only that, the Philly defender looks forward to getting a chance to play against Brees this season.

Drew Brees faced a torrent of criticism last week, after he said that kneeling during the national anthem was a sign of “disrespect” to the flag. Perhaps no one was quicker to voice their displeasure with the Saints signal-caller more than former Bronco and current FS1 host Shannon Sharpe, who even said that Brees should “retire” after making the comment.

According to reports, the NFL will turn a blind eye to player protests during the airing of the national anthem.

Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson says he intends to kneel during the national anthem once the NFL resumes playing.

The U.S. Soccer Federation is mulling a repeal of its ban on allowing players to kneel during the national anthem.

President Trump attempted to decipher NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s social justice message in response to the players this weekend. Specifically, Trump wondered whether the commissioner’s messaging gave the players the green light to resume their anthem protests.

Brittany Brees, wife of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, took to Instagram on Saturday to blame white people for merely “loving one another” as “God loves us,” and not realizing that that behavior is “the problem” with race.

Drew Brees addressed President Trump on Friday night after the president criticized him for backing down from his anthem stance. In a statement posted on Twitter, Brees told the president that the anthem protests were “not about the flag,” and that “we as a white community” need to listen and learn from the suffering of the “black communities.”

NFL players from across the league have gathered for a 70-second video demanding that the NFL deliver a message about Black Lives Matter.

NFL legend Tony Dungy is not onboard with the withering attacks on Saints QB Drew Brees. Dungy may not agree with Brees, but he does not want Americans to be afraid to exercise their free speech.

Kyle Shanahan believes “white people” have gotten over their “ignorance,” and are now more “passionate” about issues having to do with social justice.

Actress Mia Farrow has declared that she will take a knee whenever she hears “The Star-Spangled Banner,” promising that she will do so “as long as this injustice lasts” — an apparent reference to the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests and riots that have engulfed major cities in the past week.

NBA star LeBron James piled on Drew Brees for his comments against disrespecting the national anthem. Yet James has remained silent as Hong Kong criminalized disrespect for the Chinese national anthem, to the benefit of his benefactors in Beijing.