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KNEELING NFL: Player Protests Return As Football League Says It Won’t Implement New National Anthem Policy This Season

Joseph Curl

The NFL season kicked off in earnest on Sunday, and with it, protests against America returned as well.

Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson were the first players of the 2018 regular season to take a knee during the playing of the national anthem before the game. Dolphins defensive end Robert Quinn raised a fist into the air, while in the San Francisco 49ers, wide receiver Marquise Goodwin did the same thing.

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