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It’s easy to laugh at fans who overreact to national anthem protests by lighting fires in their backyards and throwing jerseys and season tickets into the blaze, but NFL team owners are reportedly viewing those actions as a warning shot. Mike …
New Orleans Saints veteran leaders Drew Brees and Cameron Jordan have spent some time this week discussing a way for their team to show solidarity during the national anthem in Week 4, and they have come up with a plan. On Friday morning, Brees wrote …
Many fans reacted negatively last week when political demonstrations during the national anthem became more popular across the NFL, and one player says the backlash for his family went well beyond booing or jersey burning. Detroit Lions defensive …
More NFL players than ever decided to kneel during the national anthem last weekend, and they were apparently almost joined by at least one of the league’s game officials. Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman was told that one game official …
With the number of national anthem protests we saw during the NFL preseason, it was widely expected that Week 1 would feature several such demonstrations across the league. Surprisingly, there were very few. That may not have been a coincidence. Mike …
Colin Kaepernick may not be planning to kneel during the national anthem if an NFL team signs him for the 2017 season, but some of the players in the Legends Football League are continuing the protest that the quarterback started last year. Two …
The Philadelphia 76ers pulled an R&B singer from her scheduled national anthem performance before their game Wednesday night because of a message she had written across her shirt, and the players are reportedly not happy about it. Sevyn Streeter …
Carmelo Anthony is all for calling attention to issues of social injustice, but the New York Knicks star feels it is time for those who have been protesting to take the next step. In an interview with Howard Beck and Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher …
NFL television ratings are down across the league this year, and there have been a number of theories as to why. Some have wondered if national anthem protests by Colin Kaepernick and others have possibly resulted in less viewers tuning in. While …
Many players have decided to show unity by interlocking arms with their teammates during the national anthem in recent months, but the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets took things a step on Tuesday night. Players from both teams decided before …
David West recently said he is unsure if he will stand behind Colin Kaepernick in protesting the national anthem this upcoming season. That could be because the veteran NBA forward has been protesting the anthem in his own way for several years. …
The Los Angeles Lakers are unsure of whether they will partake in national anthem protests or not during the upcoming season, but any decision they make will come as a team. First-year head coach Luke Walton told reporters on Monday that the …
An entire high school football team in Seattle has decided to stand behind Colin Kaepernick by protesting the national anthem. Before their game on Friday night, the Garfield High School football team — coaches included — took a knee as …
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne was moved to tears during Monday night’s rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at MetLife Stadium. The national anthem was performed by trumpet player Chris Botti, and he did a …
Aaron Lewis, the lead singer of the band Staind, performed the Star-Spangled Banner before Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night. It did not go well. Lewis screwed up the words to the national anthem, singing the line “were so gallantly …
Ariana Grande sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Thursday night’s NFL season kickoff between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks. The pop star knocked it out of the park with her rendition of the national anthem. The …
