Seattle’s Jason Myers kicked the ball through the end zone to open Seattle’s season at Atlanta. No one else on the field moved.After years of pleading with their league to act against systemic racism, NFL players were prepared to wait another 10 seconds to make their point.
the opening kickoff sail through the end zone for a touchback, dropped to one knee, and remained there for about 10 seconds before trotting off the field to resume the game. While fans were absent everywhere except Jacksonville because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Minnesota Vikings hosted the family of George Floyd, who died in May in a videotaped killing that sparked national protests over police brutality against Black men.
The Packers remained in their locker room for the two songs, following the lead of the Miami Dolphins, who Several teams made a point of stressing on Sunday that their protest was not unpatriotic — a point Kaepernick also made, but which was often drowned out by those — including President Donald Trump — latching onto the issue.
The Dolphins remained in their locker room, as they promised in their 2-minute, 15-second video featuring nearly 20 players trading pointed rhymes about the nation’s social protest movement.
Did they play for free and donate their salaries to.....LMAO im sorry I couldnt finish that statement with a straight face
The meaningless and juvenile protest behavior by the NFL players and management has sown the dragon’s teeth that may seriously damage their product, Donate your salaries. Abandon the season and march with the real protestors or be quiet.
Shameful
There’s a black anthem now I suppose they say the official one is racist then? Give me a break....
Lift every voice is trash of a song
More nonsense! I would have laughed my ass off if this would have backfired on the kicking team!
BOYCOTT BOYCOTT
Honestly, I’m kinda numb to the whole thing. We are in this together, with mixed beliefs. Give me some football 🏈
We Just Don’t Care. Sports has been so Good for Those Who Are Athletic. Let’s Support Those Who Can And Are Successful At School! That Includes Trades Like Car Mechanics, Plumbers, Electricians...
They are lucky there are no fans..otherwise they will be booo..again. All minorities should have their anthem played then.
Nobody I know watches pre game or any of of these antics & just tune in later when game is in progress; we had 2 cops shot&then Blm trying to block entrance & shouting they hope cops die so this whole narrative is a sham!👎👎👎👎
Empty stadiums will remain long after covid.
I will not watch until they stand for the anthem and honor our flag.
People Are Under Virus Attacks / Police Brutality/ Racist Attacks / Are Out Of Work & The NFL Want's To Play Games. Wow!!!🤦♀️🤦♀️😷😷😷 Remember I Just Said People Are Out Of Work! So Don't Use The Work Card. Players Need To Strike & Protest / Respect/ Protect The Children. STRIKE.
I love that so many people are not watching pro sports because the players disgrace our national anthem.
I wouldn’t know, I didn’t watch one stinking second of that garbage
I don’t wanna say this but STAY OUT OF POLITICS PLAYERS!! JUST PLAY YOUR SPORTS!!
Not one of them condemned the riot and looting. You will kill your own sports.
NFLonFOX NFLonCBS I have asked this question numerous times to no avail: Why is The National Anthem played prior to sporting events? What does one have to do with the other
NFL is committing suicide
Just will not watch. Play ball, not politics. We don’t care what you think politically, just how you can run, etc
Fuk em. BoycottTheNFL
They lost me as a Fan. Play Football, don't preach to me.
Chauvin was a bad apple who needed to be rooted out but that does not equate to systemic racism in America. This assumption fueled by media has led to riots, looting, injuries and even death. Kneeling for anthem disrespects country and just creates more divisions.
We'er lucky that people of color want equity and not revenge .
Screw the nfl. Not in my home.
Black lives do matter, but BLM does not...marxist. Here's the thing, the people these athletes are holding up as 'victims' attacked cops, didn't listen to lawful orders to stop, and in some cases armed. What part of COMMON SENSE are we missing here? I love black lives and COPs.
The NFL is the only seven figure job you can keep after torturing dogs, beating your wife, raping women, and protesting on company time while crapping on your employer's customers, the US Armed Forces spends millions in NFL advertising. Equality you say? How do we get that deal?
LOL. AP is full on leftist propaganda these days. Are there any news sites left?
Thank you chiefs for standing for the National Anthem. Please continue to do so!! Please be an example for the others. PatrickMahomes
It's so hard to be a professional, black athlete in America. The oppression is unbearable.
Just like Hollywood the world of sports will be kicking themselves in the balls if they don’t stay out of politics!
BoycottNFL
And dancing in the end zone is still a penalty
Idiocracy.
And then they all went home to their million dollar mansions in gated white communities. The End. Great story!
Bye bye NFL
A year from today them raising their fists like communists will do nothing but continue to alienate their fans and cause further divide. I’d rather listen to real people fighting for change like kimKBaltimore who has real solutions! Trump2020
Who gives a shit. NFL who. sportsnotpolitics
Why do you keep naming the black anthem shouldn’t everyone know it. Idiots
When it plays, I will take a seat. Got that from Kaperneck.
And just like that they ended racism...congratulations
Go NFL! 💓💓💓
It's amusing to see so many people claim they don't care about this or no longer care about the NFL, yet caring enough to go on Twitter and explain *why* they don't care.
Y’all need to show The Chiefs and Houston how to kneel! Locking arms is not going to get it done! This is too serious to STOP Period! We need JUSTICE for: Breonna Taylor Jacob Blake George Floyd Sadly the list goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on! Amen!
And this reader did not watch one second of NFL. I used to watch sports for a respite from the daily grind. Not no more. They can have at it and lose more viewers.
NFL donated to BLM a terrorist organization.
Yep - Massive search underway for gunman who brazenly walked up to a parked patrol SUV and shot two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies multiple times in what officials described as an ambush-style attack.
Democrats and the NFL are the party of
Did they mention the two LASDHQ gunned down by the coward for....absolutely zero reason? 🤔
The Black anthem Wtf is that? Having their own song is supposed to fix something nfl too big to fail but hope all ratings tank in the toilet.
Who cares about sports. The overpaid entertainers.!
Excellent. Equality should be in everyone's face 24x7 until the cockroaches crawl back in their holes.
Screw football
We live in the greatest country on earth.. It's not about the skin, it's about the sin.. We need Jesus.
nfl Players should be fined. We can't let the game be changed to suit a class of people who will become a ruling class. Otherwise, each Class will revolt because they don't like how they being treated and demand changes, leading to more protests and rioting.
black national anthem ?
So I have one national anthem and they have one because they are black? And thats not rascist?
That’s bs that they insult our national anthem that way.
Sick of these fat cats !
Booooo!
Brought in front of whom? Are they calling thier fan base racist?
Well there’s always curling. Don’t screw it up Canada.
After giving the black man a bible, he can't understand why there's rac7sm, is it because whit3 folks don't practice what it preaches
How is a BLACK ANTHEM not racist?
👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And Americans clicked their tv’s off
I turned the channel and turned back once the politics was removed.
One step at a time.
White Americans pay to watch violent hateful black NFL players hold up a racist black power fist and spit on the American flag. Mind Boggling.
Thank God for the End of racism. Lol, asshats, all of them!
It’s not due to covid, and they are in denial if that’s what they think, I don’t want to hear politics when I watch sports
That was today?
F the NFL there is no black anthem ut is made up to appease
Just wondering how many of these anti police and anti USA nfl players were running into the twin towers on 9/11 to save people?
Ain’t about football any more. Out.
I may watch football this season
So sick of this...
BackTheBlue FucktheNFL
.NFL Football is dead. After they keep kneeling game after game then what? Yawn. Don’t care. My TV was off.
Any of these ass hats give a shit about those cops shot yesterday Probably not what a bunch of crap 💩
There’s a fair amount of NFL players that have a rapists name on the back of their jersey. Do you expect anything less?
This is awesome
Death to the NFL
well if they keep disrespecting our flag, country, and fallen soldiers they will be empty long after Covid.
It's bringing hate and divide to the nation. There is only one national anthem to unite the country. That would be, the Star spangled Banner. The other is meant to divide the country by color, and race. Congrats, You fell for the false narrative. You are now part of the problem!
Millionaires virtue signaling and lecturing the populace 🙄
LMAO, what a bunch of subservient boot lickers
....thanks for the update. Helped confirm why I will not watch any pro football this year.
Meh.
🤮🤮🤮
nfl is unified in celebrating the killing of police officer's. 🖕🖕 assholes!!
Fuck the NFL BoycottNFL
The star spangled banner should be removed just like all the confederate crap!
Wait.. there's a black anthem? Nothing says racism like having an anthem that represents your skin tone. Isn't the goal to end racism? It seems like these people are pursuing the opposite goals.
Who cares what NFL does they are irrelevant CancelCulture
awwww
If there was a white national anthem, what would it be?
Ok. So what regular Joe like me supposed to do with that information? I see them kneel and what? Raised fists and what? All I see them hating on me.
NO interest
This crap has to stop
BoycottNFL
What racial injustice?
Black National Anthem ? That’s fucking racist
🖕🏻the NFL
Who's watching if no one is in the stands? It hasn't occured to me to turn on the TV this year.
FTHENFL
Such oppression with all those millons 🤣
Who cares
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Can any of you answer this question. Why do you people give cops the benefit of doubt instead of waiting on the evidence? Maybe the cops robbed him and he wanted payback.
The Ravens Stood for the Black Anthem and knelt for The Star Spangled Banner. The Black Supremacists have earned the lack of fucks I give about Black on Black Murders which will increase to levels not seen since the '90s.
It’s not racial injustice it brats with money being assholes
Good. It’s been flying under the radar. We needed some athletes to bring it to our attention.
They kneeled for both?
Disgusting
And nobody cares 🤷🏻♂️
Oddly enough, I stayed off every channel broadcasting any NFL game today. What a coincidence.
What bullshit
I personally feel a lot less racist. Also, great to bring attention to this little known issue. Brave of these millionaires to take a knee, in order to stand against the country where they have made their millions.
These guys are looked up by the audience, they need to do more than just raise their hand.
They are funny anymore. But keep playing because I like to gamble on them.
Go woke, get broke
This picture was not during the anthem, it was after the kick off.
Thankful for them! Thank you NFL! Ignore the conservative racist men
If anyone actually watched we wouldn't need the news to tell us what they did😄
The Black anthem is a joke. I’d be willing to bet Blacks are too diverse to believe this is “their” anthem.
When will we see NFL teams reflecting the racial distribution of their cities?
But not one word from NFL players, no name taped helmets, no NBA teams refusing go play, for the beautiful girl murdered last Monday. Do all Blklivesmatter or nah? Only ones who get you attention for your fake actions.
Come and start an NFL in Africa instead of stupid knees that no one listens to
Love the raised fist. That should be their symbol. Liked it in 68 and even more now..
Will they denounce the assassin in LA?
Curious...Any NFL players wear the names of the deputies in LA that were attacked and shot in the head yesterday?
Who’s care anymore 🖕
a national anthem that is race specific doesn’t scream “unity”
Lame, useless gestures that accomplish nothing. Typical.
The NFL has blood on their hands this morning. They are spreading the lie that cops are evil. Only ISIS and now the NFL has inspired police assassinations. Should NFL be labeled a terrorist organization?!
The black anthem was an empty gesture by the nfl.
Kneeling is a weak slave mentality
Barf.
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