Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson took a knee Sunday for the national anthem prior to their game against the Tennessee Titans. Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and current Nike spokesman, praised Stills and Wilson in a tweet on Sunday. “Love is at the root of our resistance!”✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/2kSsX4s7EU — Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 9, 2018Kaepernick received both praise and criticism when he began sitting, and later kneeling, during the national anthem in 2016. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way,” Kaepernick told NFL.com in 2016. Trump reiterated his feelings before kickoff Sunday, even attempting to connect the act of kneeling for the anthem to the NFL’s television ratings.

Source: Huffington Post September 09, 2018 21:22 UTC