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Despite social media backlash, Rams DE Robert Quinn will continue silent protest

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Los Angeles Rams defensive end Robert Quinn remembers being right around 12 years old, riding his bicycle to a local store and being stopped by a police officer for no reason whatsoever. The officer told Quinn he looked like the suspect in a local crime, thoroughly terrifying the youngster before sending him on his way. It stuck with Quinn. And these days, when the 26-year-old raises his right fist during the national anthem, he still thinks about it.