Year: 2017

Hold on to your boots, ’cause we’ve got some convincing numbers to go along with this brand new theory. We already know that the NFL is in deep water with the Take A Knee problem, where players are sitting out the National Anthem, or linking arms, or whatever new gesture they’ll invent by the time […]

Ever since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the National Anthem protests last year, the nation has been divided. Most of the sports world, however, seems to support them. But not everyone does — and one football player is speaking out. Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe has, so far, refused to kneel. […]

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kicked off the National Anthem protests in the NFL and they spread like wildfire. A year has passed and the protests are still going strong — and they aren’t just in the NFL anymore. U.S. women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe took a knee during the National Anthem, but […]

So far, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest has been limited to people on the field. Players have been taking a knee during the playing of the National Anthem to protest police brutality against black Americans and even coaches, owners and executives have begun to participate. But now, fans are being asked to […]

Even some liberals don’t get the point of Black Lives Matter types in the NFL performing disrespectful gestures rather than behaving appropriately during the national anthem. To clarify where the players are coming from, let’s turn to Colin Kaepernick, who started the phenomenon: The Colin Kaepernick Foundation donated in April $25,000 to Assata’s Daughters, a […]