Gladys Knight, who was announced Thursday as the singer for the United States national anthem before Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3, said she'll attempt to give a voice back to "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Jem Aswad of Variety provided a statement from Knight in response to a question about the NFL's treatment of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who's remained a free agent since March 2017 after kneeling during the anthem to protest racial injustice.
"I understand that Mr. Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice," she wrote.