Cornelius Washington hasn't experienced anything like the death threats that Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker said he got for defending his team's decision to skip the national anthem, and no one he knows has been denied work, like his Detroit Lions teammate, Akeem Spence, said happened to his father, over his decision to kneel for the song.
But Washington and other Lions say they have experienced harassment and a barrage of racial slurs for their peaceful protest before last Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
"I got a few things on my social media," Washington said Friday.