Former Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley questioned the motives of NFL players who choose to protest the national anthem.
Finley first addressed the story on Twitter.
"Athletes are looked up to & serve as roll [sic] models, leave personal opinions about race and politics alone. Do what you get paid to do & play!" he wrote in a since-deleted tweet, per Pro Football Talk's Charean Williams.
He elaborated on his stance in an interview with TMZ Sports.
"It's more of marketing, it's not really in their heart that they really want to do that," he said.