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In a post on his Instagram, J. Cole showered Colin Kaepernick with praise and expressed his desire to see him play for a team in the NFL in the future. The former San Francisco 49ers player, who is set to be the subject of a Spike Lee documentary, famously kneeled during the U.S. national anthem in 2016 […]
The national anthem has become a hot topic in professional sports over the last several years. Ever since Colin Kaepernick began the #TakeaKnee movement back in 2016, the public has debated whether athletes should be forced to stand during the pre-game tradition or allowed to exercise their right to protest. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has seemingly found solution. […]
On Tuesday former player/NFL coach/ESPN analyst Mike Ditka pressed on with similar comments he’s been making throughout the years about players kneeling in protest against racism during the national anthem. To keep it short, he’s against it. And he once more aired that opinion during a segment on Newsmax TV. You can either watch, read, do both […]
Black people are getting shot in broad daylight in front of their children. But for some reason, Jerry Jones still doesn’t seem to understand the importance of protesting during the National Anthem. On Tuesday, reports surfaced that the Dallas Cowboys owner is contemplating a compromise with players that would allow them to kneel before the National Anthem, but […]
Reiterating a theme that he previously touched on this offseason, Roger Goodell says that he wished the NFL had listened to Colin Kaepernick earlie, when the now-ex-quarterback was kneeling in protest back in 2016. Goodell’s most recent comments on this subject came up while talking to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho for Acho’s video series, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. […]
On Saturday, Drew Brees delivered an opening statement to media to address comments he made back on June 3 that made headlines for weeks after. “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country,” Brees said at the time after being asked about players kneeling in protest during the national anthem. […]
Apparently, there are people who still believe that a person exercising the constitutional rights bestowed on them by the First Amendment is unpatriotic. Seasoned NFL coach, Mike Ditka, made it clear that he’s one of those people when he expressed his disdain for National Anthem protests in the NFL. During a conversation with TMZ, Ditka explained […]
Alexi Lalas caught heat on Saturday, after reiterating his defense of standing during the national anthem. His comments came shortly after the NWSL Challenge Cup kick-off, in which players from the Portland Thorns and North Carolina Courage conducted an on-field protest against racism and police brutality. The starters were seen donning Black Lives Matter T-shirts before they took […]
Just over a week after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell encouraged teams to sign Colin Kaepernick, NFL Network reporter Michael Silver said “multiple teams” are interested in signing the quarterback. “I have talked to one head coach who is absolutely interested,” Silver said on NFL Network on Wednesday. The only roadblock for many of these teams, however, is […]
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video statement earlier this month, in which he admitted that the league had been wrong for not listening to their players in the past, and expressed his support for their right to peacefully protest. Goodell’s remarks were a surprising about-face from a league that distanced itself from Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem in 2016. As […]
