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Trump stated he would love to see NFL owners say, "get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he's fired. He's fired!" [45] He called the players' protest "a total disrespect of our heritage". [46] Trump added on that the new NFL safety rules created to protect players from concussions were ruining the game for the public. [47]
In 2016, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality of Black men and, with Trump leading the discourse against him, never played in ...
After more than a year of Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players sitting and kneeling during the national anthem, the controversy over their protests has reached a tipping point.. More players ...
The president launched a very thinly veiled swipe Tuesday night at the NFL players who have taken a knee for the national anthem. Trump appears to attack NFL national anthem protesters during ...
The protests began in the National Football League (NFL) after San Francisco 49ers quarterback (QB) Colin Kaepernick sat during the anthem, as opposed to the tradition of standing, before his team's third preseason game of 2016. At first, Kaepernick's quiet demonstrations went unnoticed until a former Army Green Beret named Nate Boyer suggested ...
The actions resulted in a wider protest movement, which intensified in September 2017 after President Donald Trump said that NFL owners should "fire" players who protest during the national anthem. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Kaepernick became a free agent after the season and remained unsigned, which numerous analysts and observers have attributed to ...
NFL Week 4: How players protested during the national anthem USA-TRUMP/NFL (UPDATE 3, PIX) UPDATE 3-Some NFL players kneel during U.S. anthem again despite Trump call for protest to end
At a protest in Philadelphia in 2017, Native Americans pointed out the irony of NFL players making a statement opposing racial injustice by "taking a knee" for the National Anthem while one of the teams taking the field continues to use a racially offensive name and logo. [138]