Colin Kaepernick National Anthem Protest Continues As Other Players Join
Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt with his arms folded during the performance of the U.S. national anthem during a pre-season game in San Diego on Thursday, continuing his protest against racial injustice and police brutality. pic.twitter.com/A90tPvb77U — mary mad September 2, 2016 Eric Reid joins Kaepernick in kneeling before national anthem https://t.co/h5mV7Koelz pic.twitter.com/eEMJBsoYQi — KNBR September 2, 2016 Kaepernick standing and applauding on 49ers sideline as US veterans are asked to stand during break here in the second quarter — Cam Inman September 2, 2016 The game also coincided with “Salute the Military night,” which saw 240 sailors, Marines and soldiers present a U.S. flag and a pre-game parachute jump by retired Navy SEALS. In a statement posted to his Instagram page, Kaepernick said he has relatives and friends who are police officers and that he had worn the socks in the past to call attention to “rogue cops.” Two seasons ago, players on the NFL’s St. Louis Rams entered the stadium for a home game with their hands raised, a reference to the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” slogan adopted by protesters in demonstrations against the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in nearby Ferguson. More recently, players for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Lynx took the court last month with warmup shirts that said “Black Lives Matter.” Also on Thursday night, Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane didn’t stand for the anthem ahead of a game in Oakland.
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