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49ers pregame: Sherman was right on no national-anthem policy

MINNEAPOLIS — Cornerback Richard Sherman predicted there would be no NFL policy regarding how players observe the national anthem, and he’s apparently correct.

The league, according to ESPN on Sunday, will not enforce a rule set in May that mandated players stay in the locker room to protest during the anthem rather than kneel on the sideline, as Colin Kaepernick first started doing in 2016 with the 49ers to spark a controversial movement.

From left to right, San Francisco 49ers’ Eli Harold (58), San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and San Francisco 49ers’ Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.