The San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who has chosen to remain seated for the anthem during preseason games, is protesting to raise awareness of violence against people of color and at least two of his fellow National Football League players will be joining him.
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“He reached out to me and just told me thank you (for) standing behind me”, Lane told ESPN.
Rapinoe, 31, said it was an intentional move created to show her support for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s ongoing protest against racial injustice in the U.S.
Colin Kaepernick recognized what it meant for Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane to stand with him. “I think there’s a long history of sports figures doing so”, said Obama during a press conference at the end of the G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was exercising his constitutional right by refusing to stand for the national anthem, although he added that the nature of the protest could make it hard for some to hear his message.
Fanatics, which runs the site, wouldn’t release sales data or how many jerseys had been sold.
While Kaepernick and 49ers teammate Eric Reid amended their protest to taking a knee instead of remaining seated for the anthem, Lane said he intends to keep sitting.
According to Mike Rosenberg, sales of Kaepernick’s jersey ranked 20th before the anthem controvsersy. “If nothing else, he’s generated more conversation about issues that have to be talked about”. “If he wants to do something, go to some outreach programme where he can do some good”. During previous preseason games, he sat down during the national anthem. “There’s definitely some issues in America that a lot of people are starting to recognize”, Bennett said.
“I think it’s his right to be able to protest, and I think it’s all right”.
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“It’s the least I can do. I’ve never seen a more non-American POTUS in my lifetime”, wrote Twitter user Wayne Allison, using the acronym of President of the United States.
