Clark Wade / IndyStar
INDIANAPOLIS – Darius Butler knelt Sunday before the Indianapolis Colts played the Cleveland Browns. He knelt during the national anthem and he heard the sounds coming from the stands, ominous and angry noise as the Lucas Oil Stadium crowd of 63,351 saw what was happening on both sidelines. Players from the Browns were kneeling, more than a dozen. Ten or more Colts were kneeling. Thousands were booing.
For the crowd, the booing came fast and it came easy. We’re all dug in on this topic, a topic that was bubbling beneath the surface until President Trump took that flamethrower mouth of his and spoke ugly words about NFL players who would dare kneel during the anthem.