Former Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall joined Colin Kaepernick in kneelingduring the national anthem before games as a silent protest against police brutality and racial injustice in the United States during the 2016 NFL season.
"Back then, we were called rogues, people said that we didn't deserve jobs, but this is what we were talking about then,'' Marshall told ESPN's Jeff Legwold on Monday. "I think people are looking at [Kaepernick] now like, OK, maybe he knew. People didn't want to hear the message after, 'Oh, they were kneeling,' they didn't want that message, weren't ready for it, didn't listen.