It was the only such gesture visible throughout the early games Sunday, as the anthems took on more significance because of the 15th anniversary of September 11 attacks.
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The Seahawks link arms.
By preseason game three, people started to notice that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was sitting through the national anthem, and when he was asked about it Kaepernick openly said that he was protesting police brutality.
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist and several Miami Dolphins players knelt during performances of the U.S. national anthem on the weekend, the latest gestures in the National Football League to draw attention to racial inequality.
Although she blasted the Dolphins’ players who took a knee during the national anthem, she seemed to applaud the Seattle Seahawks’ interlocking their arms during the “Star Spangled Banner” in what social media deemed was a more politically correct stance.
Arian Foster, Jelani Jenkins, Michael Thomas, and Kenny Stills – knelt while the national anthem was played at their season opener against the Seahawks.
NFL players, many of them African-Americans, also joined United States first responders and military personnel across the league in pre-game tributes on the anniversary of the attacks on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
He has said he is protesting USA racial discrimination and police brutality in the wake of multiple high-profile fatal shootings of black men by law enforcement – most often by white police officers. Videos from both President Obama, and George W. Bush played before the games, and players wore commemorative 9/11 decals on their helmets.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones says baseball players haven’t joined 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in his national anthem protest because they are concerned about losing their jobs.
Kaepernick’s 49ers play their opening game against the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday morning (Hong Kong time).
New York Jets players joined first responders in holding a huge American flag before their home victory over the Buffalo Bills. You need those players.
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“It was our goal to be unified as a team and to be respectful of everyone’s opinions, and the remembrance of 9/11”, the team said in a statement. But that’s what the focus should be on, the changes he wants to see in the society. “We’re a patriotic league”.
