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Monday Night Football Shines Spotlight On National Anthem Protests


Champ Kind
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2016-09-13T082216Z_1_LYNXNPEC8C0BJ_RTROPTP_2_FBN-RAMS-49ERS.JPGBy Lily Jamali SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick brought his protest against racial inequality to a nationally televised Monday Night Football audience, kneeling on the field rather than standing as the national anthem played. Other players joined the African-American athlete who has ignited a furor within the National Football League through an act of defiance he introduced during pre-season games. 49ers safety Eric Reid knelt beside Kaepernick on the sidelines on Monday.

 

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