Marshall’s action during “The Star Spangled Banner” follows a series of similar protests by other athletes, led by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who did not stand for the song before his National Football League team’s last two pre-season games to protest against racial injustice and police brutality. “I understand where he’s coming from, and I support him”.
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Marshall, who was Denver’s second-leading tackler during their run to a Super Bowl title last season and a teammate of Kaepernick at the University of Nevada, said last week that he supported Kaepernick’s actions.
49ers management-and that’s clearly in this case and all cases led by York-has been upfront and principled supporting both Kaepernick’s right to protest the anthem and also his authentic desire to have a conversation about the issues involved. “I think there’s a long history of sports figures doing so”, Obama said Monday at the the end of the G-20 summit. It’s nearly like they want us to only go with the grain.
Seattle cornerback Jeremy Lane has been the lone member of his team sitting in solidarity with Kaepernick during the national anthem to protest police brutality.
The Seahawks are planning a pregame “demonstration of unity” that will “honor the country and flag”, wide receiver Doug Baldwin said in a tweet on Thursday.
Marshall went on to say: “The message is I’m against social injustice”.
The national anthem controversy is getting bigger than Colin Kaepernick. “I enjoy having conversations because we’re fortunate enough to have black people, white people, all type of people in this locker room”.
Marshall said he’s donating an “undisclosed” sum of money to programs for veterans and other charities.
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Marshall is the third player in two weeks to join Kaepernick’s cause.
