ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions defensive tackle Akeem Spence tweeted Thursday afternoon that his father was denied a contracting job because of Spence's protest during the national anthem on Sunday.
Got some awful news from my father a contractor deny giving him a job on doing a house because of my peaceful protest #smh
— Akeem spence (@AkeemSpence) September 28, 2017
Spence was one of eight Lions players who kneeled during the national anthem prior to Detroit's loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He told ESPN after the game that the decision to kneel was a group effort among those players and that it was to "stand up for what's right, man.