A Miami-area police union has asked the Broward Sheriff’s Office not to escort Dolphins players to home games until they stand for the national anthem.
“We’ve asked the deputies and the Broward Sheriff’s Office not to do the details anymore,” local union president Jeffery Bell told the Miami Herald.
Four Dolphins players—Running back Arian Foster, linebacker Jelani Jenkins, receiver Kenny Stills and safety Michael Thomas—kneeled during the national anthem before last week’s game in Seattle, joining several other players across the league. The practice began with 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who began sitting (and later kneeling) for the national anthem to protest police brutality.