Ladies and gentlemen, meet your first regular season National Anthem protester ... Brandon Marshall of the Broncos.
The Super Bowl champs' star linebacker followed Colin Kaepernick's lead and took a knee during the Star Spangled Banner Thursday night in Denver during the league's kickoff game.
The Broncos almost immediately released a statement, saying .. “While we encourage members of our organization to stand during the National Anthem, we understand and respect it being a personal decision,”
As we've reported ... Kaepernick's movement has been spreading.
It's just the first game.