{"id":8093,"date":"2018-09-10T05:37:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T05:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=8093"},"modified":"2018-09-11T06:05:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T06:05:09","slug":"two-kneeling-miami-dolphin-players-receive-praise-from-colin-kaepernick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/two-kneeling-miami-dolphin-players-receive-praise-from-colin-kaepernick\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Kneeling Dolphin Players Receive Praise From Kaepernick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kenny-stills-and-albert-wilson-take-a-knee.jpg\" alt=\"Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson, &#039;Take a Knee&#039;\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8095\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kstills\/\">Kenny Stills<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/17051\/albert-wilson\">Albert Wilson<\/a> were the only players to take a knee while the national anthem was played on Sunday. The two teammates received a thank you via Twitter from <strong>Colin Kaepernick<\/strong> who is a current NFL outcast. Kaepernick praised Stills and Wilson for showing their strength and continuing to fight for the oppressed in the name of love.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick, who was with the <strong>San Francisco 49ers<\/strong> at the time started the whole national anthem controversy when he knelt during the anthem in a preseason game in 2016. It was his way of standing up to police brutality and the injustices that occur in the United States. Kaepernick has not been able to find a job in the NFL since opting out of his contract after the 2016 season and he is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/colin-kaepernicks-collusion-case-against-the-nfl-will-go-to-trial\/\">suing the NFL for collusion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Brothers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSTiLLS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kstills<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iThinkIsee12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ithinkisee12<\/a> continue to show their unwavering strength by fighting for the oppressed! They have not backed down, even when attacked and intimidated. Their courage will move the world forward! <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove is at the root of our resistance!\u201d\u270a\ud83c\udffe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2kSsX4s7EU\">pic.twitter.com\/2kSsX4s7EU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kaepernick7\/status\/1038856001758347264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Kaepernick still has his supporters. Nike released an advertisement last week that features Kaepernick and relays his message of \u201c<em>Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nike<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fq2CvmgoO7I?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As Stills and Wilson took a knee during the anthem in Miami, their teammate <strong>Robert Quinn<\/strong> raised his fist as did San Francisco\u2019s <strong>Marquise Goodwin<\/strong> in their game in Minnesota. Denver Bronco\u2019s wide receiver <strong>Damaryius Thomas<\/strong> and his teammate <strong>Brandon Marshall<\/strong> went into the tunnel during the anthem as did Seattle linemen <strong>Duane Brown<\/strong> and <strong>Quinton Jefferson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Still A Hot Topic In America<\/h2>\n<p>The Seahawks had the most players show defiance last year but they only had two players take action in the opening week. Duane Brown stated that he wasn\u2019t concerned and that he made his decision without checking to see what his teammates were doing.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL put an anthem policy in place back in May but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/nfl-temporarily-suspends-national-anthem-protest-enforcement\/\">they decided to rescind it<\/a> so that the players union and the NFL could negotiate. Brown stated that he is not going to move on from the issue because the country isn&#8217;t moving on from it.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Sends Another Warning<\/h2>\n<p>Donald Trump, who has been very vocal on the subject, took to Twitter once again to take shots at the NFL.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow, NFL first game ratings are way down over an already really bad last year comparison. Viewership declined 13%, the lowest in over a decade. If the players stood proudly for our Flag and Anthem, and it is all shown on broadcast, maybe ratings could come back? Otherwise worse!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1038799859128696833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson were the only players to take a knee while the national anthem was played on Sunday. The two teammates received a thank you via Twitter from Colin Kaepernick who is a current NFL outcast. 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