Where have all the kneelers gone?
There were only two Sunday: Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson, Dolphins teammates and allies in the fight against social injustice.
In a league of more than 1,500 active players, Stills and Wilson were the only players to take a knee during the national anthem.
That’s down dramatically from the movement’s zenith in Week 3 of last year, when dozens protested after President Donald Trump called those who kneel a ‘son of a b----.’
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There still are other demonstrations — Dolphins defensive end Robert Quinn raised a fist; Eagles cornerback Malcolm Butler wore a T-shirt arguing for criminal justice reform — but Stills and Wilson on Sunday were the only players to kneel, which has been the most divisive issue the NFL has faced in years.