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Update: The Houston Texans had around 40 players kneel today so I erased their name from the list.
In 2016, Colin Kaepernick started a political controversy of kneeling for the [[national anthem]] that is played before football games, in which players of his own team, the whole [[Miami Dolphins]] team, and even Brandon Marshall from the [[Denver Broncos]] joined him in doing so. Not only that but players from the [[Carolina Panthers]], [[Oakland Raiders]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[St. Louis Rams]], [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[Tennessee Titans]] raised right arms in the air as a symbol of "black power", which was ultimately traced back to Kaepernick.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000691077/article/colin-kaepernick-explains-why-he-sat-during-national-anthem|title=Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem|work=NFL.com|date=Aug 27, 2016}}</ref> The NFL did not take action against these protests.
In 2016, Colin Kaepernick started a political controversy of kneeling for the [[national anthem]] that is played before football games, in which players of his own team, the whole [[Miami Dolphins]] team, and even Brandon Marshall from the [[Denver Broncos]] joined him in doing so. Not only that but players from the [[Carolina Panthers]], [[Oakland Raiders]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[St. Louis Rams]], [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[Tennessee Titans]] raised right arms in the air as a symbol of "black power", which was ultimately traced back to Kaepernick.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000691077/article/colin-kaepernick-explains-why-he-sat-during-national-anthem|title=Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem|work=NFL.com|date=Aug 27, 2016}}</ref> The NFL did not take action against these protests.
Additionally, in 2017, players from every team in the NFL except for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[Chicago Bears]], [[Houston Texans]], [[New York Jets]], [[Arizona Cardinals]], [[Cincinnati Bengals]], and [[Dallas Cowboys]] (who knelt before the anthem but all stood up once it came on) have protested against the national anthem after Donald Trump said that if he were the team's owner, he would fire anyone who knelt. The league's commissioner, Roger Goodell, still hasn't taken action against the protests.
Additionally, in 2017, players from every team in the NFL except for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[Chicago Bears]], [[New York Jets]], [[Arizona Cardinals]], [[Cincinnati Bengals]], and [[Dallas Cowboys]] (who knelt before the anthem but all stood up once it came on) have protested against the national anthem after Donald Trump said that if he were the team's owner, he would fire anyone who knelt. The league's commissioner, Roger Goodell, still hasn't taken action against the protests.
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