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Miami Dolphins’ Jelani Jenkins, who knelt, plans to ‘stand united’ this weekend

At least one player who knelt during the national anthem last weekend doesn’t plan to do it again this weekend.

Dolphins linebacker Jelani Jenkins, in an article written for Time, outlined his reasons for kneeling during the anthem before the season-opener in Seattle, which fell on the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11.

He then concludes the article by writing, “Now that the conversation has begun, on Sunday, Sept. 18 I intend to stand united with my teammates and the Miami Dolphins organization during the national anthem, which I have done since my arrival in 2013.