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In 2017 controversy struck when the NFL tried “taking a stance” and protesting the National Anthem. In this protest, many NFL players one by one knelt down while the National Anthem played at their sporting event. The National Anthem is a song for our country and symbol to represent all of the men and women who have fought in our military. This song is not played just for our entertainment, it is to honor the flag and what it stands for. The protesting was started by Colin Kaepernick, last season, when he was the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. He was the first player to take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem, now many other NFL players this season are following in his path and doing the same thing. Many players and viewers claim it is for police brutality and the injustice that is being served, while other viewers see it as entitled millionaires disrespecting the flag and the military. Everyone has different opinions on the issue, but no matter what the country needs to respect one another as humans and be united; the American Flag is a symbol of our freedom and the NFL needs to recognize the National Anthem rather than kneeling and disrespecting what it stands for.

Athletes all over the U.S have made their decision and have taken a stance on what they believe is right. Colin Kaepernick, a football player who used to play for the San Francisco Forty-Niners back in 2016, has made headlines for kneeling during the national anthem. For him, kneeling during the anthem was a gesture of protesting police brutality and social injustice. Although many people claimed that Kaepernick was being anti-american, he was just practicing his first amendment rights. The New York Times has quoted Kaepernick during a post-game conference where he said,- “Once again, I’m not

Colin Kaepernick sat on the bench while the national anthem played during a preseason game for the San Francisco 49ers. It went unnoticed at first for two games before a photo from Jennifer Lee Chan of Niners Nation showed the quarterback sitting on the bench during the anthem in the 49ers’ third preseason game of 2016. The reasoning behind taking a Knee, Kaepernick told the media he chose to sit to protest the oppression of people of color in the United States and ongoing issues with police brutality. Kaepernick become aware of many of the challenges facing African American males seemed to be growing to an almost daily occurrence, Kaepernick decided to protest social injustice, particularly the killing of unarmed black men by law enforcement agencies. He started

Racial discrimination and police brutality are very big issues, especially in the US. Racial discrimination is an issue because abusive behavior towards another race is disrespectful and unconstitutional. This issue wasn't talked about or confronted until the start of Kaepernick's protest. The Constitution says all men are equal, no matter their race, ethnicity, or where they came from. Racial discrimination also plays a big part in police brutality. Police brutality is when a person of the law (mainly police) uses excessive force when dealing with civilians. Many of the situations that have to do with police brutality relate to the civilian being black and the police using excessive force because of the civilian's race. This relates to basic traffic stops for driving violations to just interacting in general. For example, not too long ago a black male teenager in Ferguson was shot multiple times and killed by a police officer. The black teenager stole and ran from the cop, but does that give the officer a right to shoot multiple times and kill him even though he surrendered? No, it does not give him the right because all men are equal and deserve the right to a jury and that's wrong and an example of excessive force being used. Nothing came from this murder as the news died down. This seems to

In the past few months, discussion has risen within the nation over players kneeling during the national anthem at football games. The first to kneel was Colin Kaepernick back in 2016. He wanted to bring attention to the issue of police brutality against people of color throughout the United States. Opposers believe that Kaepernick, and other football players who have followed his lead, have disrespected

In 2016, Colin Kaepernick, a 49ers quarterback, took a knee during the anthem. He did this to bring attention that there is an oppression of “black people and people of color.” He also adds that once “there’s significant change, and I feel that flag represent what it’s supposed to represent,” then he will stand. All of the players up to now wanted to bring attention to unjustified police shootings that ended up killing people because of their race. Kaepernick caused many people who were passive and didn’t know how to deal with this topic to take a knee during the anthem. He along with many people began to spread awareness that America has a racism problem that should’ve ended decades ago, but is only getting worse.

The San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback, Colin Kaepernick has been at the center of attention for quite a while now. He is now known for his infamous kneeling or sitting during the National Anthem. He has received both positive and negative feedback regarding his actions. Some may view his actions as right and justifiable, but his actions show nothing but disrespect and a lack of patriotism.

Colin Kaepernick feels that minorities are not being heard, so he used his higher status to draw attention to the racial inequality by not standing during the national anthem, instead he took a knee. The author of this article feels that the playing of the national anthem has brought politics into the NFL as opposed to Kaepernick as some people feel. However, this article also touches on the fact that his teammate at one point had also taken a knee in support of Kaepernick’s efforts. The way he chose to express his feelings has caused him to be viewed in a negative spotlight by many people all over the country. There are people even outside of the United States who have heard about this controversial situation Kaepernick has been going through.

In the Atlantic article “They Took A Knee,” author Megan Garber describes the recent outbreak in NFL players and coaches, who have participated in the protest against social oppression, by kneeling during the national anthem. The article describes how there an been an extensive increase in the protests of NFL athletes “after President Trump’s harsh condemnations towards them, for kneeling during the national anthem”. As stated in the article, NFL protests began in 2016, when NFL player Colin Kaepernick “knelt during the pre-game singing of the national anthem...to protest racial oppression against African Americans.” This action has now been replicated by NFL athletes all over the country standing up for equality

The NFL players, who chose to sit out or kneel during the Star Spangled Banner, was a not sign of disrespect and shouldn’t receive any consequences. Colin Kaepernick, an NFL player, had something to say about this protest, “ I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color”(Kenny 1). Any of the NFL players who didn’t want to stand during the National Anthem did nothing wrong. Trump’s idea to fire or suspended the players is just foolish. Many people would have done the same thing without hesitation, but this country is just so argumentative about topics like this. It is such a controversial topic. It is outrageous that these players had the

NFL players across the league have launched a new protest to take a stand against police brutality against unarmed African Americans. This protest takes place during the national anthem of the United States of America when players take a knee rather than standing at attention with hand over heart. Colin Kaepernick started this movement in 2016 when he felt that he did not want to honor a country that allows such violence on minorities. While police brutality is a serious problem in America, taking a knee during the national anthem is not the proper way to protest this issue. This protest is a disrespectful and a waste of effort protesting at the wrong times and offending countless people.

As a son of immigrants, I admire the American flag because it represents strength and sacrifice from brave people who died for standing up for what is right. People often make mistakes and misinterpret certain situations. The protest made by NFL players aren’t done in a form of disrespecting the US flag. What is disrespectful is the reaction of President Trump’s inappropriate response towards the NFL players who kneeled calling them a “son of a bitch.” The way on how I view the situation is that the NFL players in a respectful and peaceful manner are protesting against the social injustices that are ignored in modern society. This form of protesting has never happened in sports, which is why I think that people need to realize the seriousness of the situation. The players only want to make people aware of the

During week 1 of the NFL Kickoff week, San Francisco 49ers faced of against the Los Angeles Rams. Jordan Smith singing the National Anthem, but Colin Kaepernick sat during it in protest instead of standing with the rest of the team. Nobody noticed until after and a picture went viral on Twitter.

Everybody loves watching football right. The sound of the pads hitting, the crowd cheering, but this isn’t about the football game, it is about the song before the game that is the hot topic right now. During a 49ers football game, Colin Kaepernick sat down during the National Anthem and that got everybody stirred up. People fired against him on Social Media telling him to leave the country and how he hate the country, but that's not the reason why Colin sat out. He sat out because of a shooting of a black person that should have never been shot. After Colin sat out of the National Anthem, other National Football League (NFL) teams started doing it. Players would wait in the locker room or in the tunnel until the song was over. People should not have stand for the National Anthem during sporting events.

2017 is a rough year for the United States of America. In the center of racial divide, President Donald Trump is trying to keep the country content. Whether it’s protests all over the country ranging from racial discrimination, or players of the National Football League (NFL), nobody can just throw their issues aside and appreciate that they are living in the greatest country in the world and there are countries around the globe that live worse than us. Every country will have issues between the citizens within the country, but every person can do their part to help alleviate those problems. We must unite together to end the protests against the flag and the President as well ending discrimination between races.