A 97-year-old WW2 veteran from Missouri has knelt in support of protesting NFL players, saying the athletes “have every right to protest.”The picture of John Middlemas on one knee and supporting the athletes has become a viral social media sensation. "I wanted to communicate what I always told to my grand-kids and everybody else," Middlemas told the publication about his support for the athletes. "When they'd go to bed at night, we'd tell the kids we wanted to be like Jesus." The controversy over athletes taking a knee has reached its peak on Sunday following President Trump’s attacks on those kneeling during the national anthem. League should back U.S.”Veterans and family members of U.S. Servicemen who support the movement said they are acting out of love to the country.

Source: Fox News September 25, 2017 07:07 UTC