The best indicator of whether other NFL players will follow Colin Kaepernick’s blueprint for pre-game protest is the case of Myke Tavares. The Eagles’ undrafted rookie linebacker said he was going to sit down during the national anthem in their next preseason game … and then he was not.
Tavares, unlike the six-year veteran Kaepernick with a guaranteed $12 million this year, "is trying to make the league. He’s gonna toe the line," said former agent and NFL team salary cap consultant J.I. Halsell. "To the NFL, those kids are a dime a dozen. They'll let you know, ‘If you don't want to toe the line, there are 10 other guys who will toe it instead.