San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of racial oppression and inequality in the United States continued before Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Kansas City Chiefs Marcus Peters raised his right fist during during the anthem, reminiscent of a black power fist made popular during the 1968 Olympics.
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But while what happens on the field is important to Jones, he recognizes the stakes of Kaepernick’s protest-and the implications of the response to it-run far deeper than the results of a game. During NFL Sunday Night Football, nationally televised in primetime on NBC, two New England Patriots raised their fists at their game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Orioles star outfielder Adam Jones tells USA Today the reason there has been no show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem is because of the color divide in the national pastime. Kaepernick is not disrespecting the military.
Former NFL defensive back Charles Woodson delivered a ideal response to critics of Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest of the national anthem during a segment on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown.
“Sitting or kneeling down during the national anthem is a disgrace to those people who have served and now serve our country”, Upton wrote on her Instagram on Sunday. “I understand Kaepernick’s point”. “Sitting down during the national anthem on September 11th is even more horrific”. “I support his decision”.
“I come from a majority black community from Oakland, California.so the struggle, I seen it”, Peters said after the Chiefs beat San Diego 33-27 in overtime. But they talk about Kaepernick doing something that he believes in, as his right as an American citizen.
Wide receiver Doug Baldwin, who became a default spokesman for Seattle’s actions, said the players are working to schedule a meeting with the mayor of Seattle and local law enforcement. “They chose to do that on their own, so we value that and want to make sure they have the opportunity to do that within our school system”, he said.
President Barack Obama has weighed in on the controversy, saying Kaepernick was exercising a constitutional right and provoking conversation “around some topics that need to be talked about”. But you got to apply direction to change, and that’s when it’s progress. “Society doesn’t think we deserve the right to have an opinion on social issues”.
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Earlier in the evening, the Washington Redskins hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that opened with players from both teams joining US military personnel to hold up a giant American flag as it was unfurled over the field while the national anthem played.
