Anthem Protests – Fusion Nepal

Even as a few players continue to kneel during the national anthem, the furor over the NFL’s anthem protests has been relatively quiet this season. But this week a San Francisco 49ers cheerleader took a knee and brought renewed attention to the protests.

The incident occurred on Thursday night ahead of the 49ers game against the Oakland Raiders. Fans in the crowd snapped photos of the unidentified cheerleader taking a knee in the endzone.

One of the Niners cheerleaders is taking a kneepic.twitter.com/DW5SJqh9zj

— 2004 never happened (@GatorLenny) November 2, 2018

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A @49ers #cheerleader takes a knee during the #NationaAnthem at @LevisStadium in @49ers game vs@Raiders #NFL #49ers #GoldRush pic.twitter.com/7AtI6adp8w

— Damian Trujillo (@newsdamian) November 2, 2018 Read more…

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After a few seasons of pearl-clutching and horror over players expressing their First Amendment right, the NFL has approved new rules for behavior during the playing of the national anthem which solve absolutely nothing.

The new policy basically demands players stand and respect the anthem on the field or face fines from both the league and from the player’s team.

Statement from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pic.twitter.com/1Vn7orTo1R

— NFL (@NFL) May 23, 2018

But the NFL, benevolent overlords that they are, have given players an out: players who don’t want to stand for the anthem will be allowed to stay in the locker room, a stupid, horrible decision that solves absolutely nothing. Read more…

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