I personally believe very strongly in that. “I think that’s a tragic situation where players aren’t comfortable speaking what’s really on their mind and what’s right because they’re afraid of consequences that come along with it”. With that comes responsibility to use those platforms properly.
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Goodell adds that with National Football League players having a visible platform for their viewpoints, “we have to choose respectful ways of doing that so that we can achieve the outcomes we ultimately want and do it with the values and ideals that make our country great”. “And we can make this country better, and that they believe I was someone who could help that change”. Prior to Kaepernick’s refusal to rise for the national anthem during an August 26 exhibition game, his jersey ranked around 120th in sales according to ESPN.
Marshall kneeled during the anthem following in the footsteps of former Nevada teammate and current 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has said he is protesting a flag that represents a “country that oppresses black people and people of color”.
The San Francisco 49ers are following quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s lead while he tries to bring racial and social inequalities to the mainstream consciousness of Americans.
The NFL regular season opens this week, and the 49ers are scheduled to host the Los Angeles Rams in a game on Monday, September 12.
P US hockey Coach John Tortorella said he’d bench any player who stays seated during the national anthem.
Kaepernick did not stand for the national anthem all preseason and his protest became public after he sat before a home game against Green Bay on August 26.
Tortorella, who also coaches the Columbus Blue Jackets, talked a bit more about his view Wednesday.
“These are all important things for us, and that moment is a very important moment”. My dad taught me two things that I believe in strongly.
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After last week’s San Francisco-San Diego Chargers pre-season game, Kaepernick announced he would be donating $1 million from his 2016 salary to charities who help troubled communities.
