National Anthem ProtestsJanuary 7After Capitol rioting, Colin Kaepernick's kneeling protest rememberedColin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem to protest against police brutality and racism was recalled as a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic day.
Miami HeatJanuary 7Heat's Meyers Leonard stands for national anthem while teammates, Celtics players kneelMiami Heat forward Meyers Leonard was the lone player to stand during the national anthem has his teammates and Boston Celtics players all took a knee before their game Wednesday night.
National Anthem ProtestsDecember 4Brett Favre doesn't fault Drew Brees for his national anthem commentsDrew Brees was vilified earlier this year when he came out against NFL players kneeling during the national anthem at the height of racial tension in the U.S.
NFLNovember 26Trump gives two-word response in reaction to NFL players kneeling before Thanksgiving Day gamePresident Trump weighed in on Detroit Lions and Houston Texans players kneeling during the national anthem prior to their Thanksgiving Day football game.
NFLNovember 26Matthew Stafford, Deshaun Watson kneel during anthem before Lions-Texans Thanksgiving gameMatthew Stafford and Deshaun Watson were among the players on the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans, respectively, who knelt during the national anthem before their Thanksgiving Day matchup Thursday.
Dallas CowboysOctober 29Jerry Jones: Cowboys cut Dontari Poe over weight and performance, not national anthem kneelingDallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday that the release of Dontari Poe had nothing to do with his national anthem protests and everything to do with his weight and performance on the field.
Colin KaepernickOctober 8Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishing the police: 'A future without the terror of policing and prisons'Colin Kaepernick wrote in an essay Tuesday he revisited his own statements in 2016 when he explained why he knelt for the national anthem and what change he wanted to see in regards to policing.
OlympicsOctober 8Coe supports athletes' right to take knee on Olympic podiumDressed in a blue suit and speaking in a light drizzle, Sebastian Coe stood at the edge of the track at Tokyo’s new National Stadium on Thursday and repeated his support for the right of athletes to advocate for social or racial justice at next year's postponed Olympics.
Ruth Bader GinsburgSeptember 20Ruth Bader Ginsburg once thought Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest was 'really dumb,' compared it to flag burningWhile promoting one of her books back in 2016, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reportedly chastised former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest, calling it "dumb and disrespectful" before comparing it to burning the American flag.
NFLSeptember 18Emmitt Smith says he would 'do something' in name of social justice if he was still playingEmmitt Smith would kneel during the national anthem if he was playing in the NFL today.