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Mike Evans protests Donald Trump by kneeling during national anthem

Until today, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did not have any of their players kneel during the national anthem. That changed as Mike Evans took a knee before the game against the Chicago Bears.

The Bucs receiver told Jenna Laine of ESPN that he took a knee in protest of Donald Trump being elected US president. He vowed to continue to kneel as long as Trump, who ran a campaign filled with racist and sexist rhetoric, is the president elect.

"I said this a long time ago. When [Trump] ran, I thought it was a joke," Evans said.