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NFL Kneeling: The Politics and the Hypocrisy

Two opinion writers take on the NFL national anthem protests

Jay Fuchs
The Santa Clara
October 26, 2017

COURTESY OF AP: Whether or not NFL players are behaving unpatriotically has been a topic of debate ever since Colin Kaepernick knelt during the
national anthem as a form of protest against police brutality. Several major NFL teams have since taken on the mantle left by him.

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