Fansided · Aug 29, 2016
NFL players have the right to not stand
The biggest news out of this weekend’s slate of preseason NFL football came before a game even began. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the national anthem and now the player is under fire.
Sports fans aren’t exactly crazy about having politics crammed into their sporting events. To many fans, sports acts as a means of escape from the political landscape.
However, sometimes (and more often than you’d think) they merge.
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They did so this past Friday night when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the playing of the national anthem before the team’s exhibition tilt against the Green Bay Packers.
