All the hoopla over the Nike ad campaign lionizing Colin Kaepernick has obscured the fact that hardly any players are kneeling this season during the national anthem.
The same two Miami Dolphins who protested by kneeling throughout the preseason and Week 1 did so again Sunday, while Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch continued to sit, although he has never explained why he refuses to stand for the anthem.
A few players reportedly remained in the tunnel during the anthem, and at least two raised fists, but that’s still a far cry from the 16 players who were still sitting or kneeling by the end of the 2017 regular season, not to mention the nearly 200 who protested in Week 3 after being criticized by President Trump.