Category: Football

NFL owners have approved a national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they prefer, it was announced Wednesday. Here is reaction from around the league: read more at espn.com

Colin Kaepernick was reportedly snubbed by the Seattle Seahawks after he declined to say if he would stop his national anthem kneeling protests.  (AP/Reuters) The Seattle Seahawks reportedly postponed Colin Kaepernick’s trip to a pre-season camp with the team after the embattled quarterback told the team he would not stop his national anthem kneeling protests. […]

STANFORD, Calif. — Free-agent safety Eric Reid says he is not planning to protest during the national anthem this upcoming season. Reid has been among the NFL’s most visible protesters since former San Francisco 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the national anthem in 2016. “From the beginning, Colin has been flexible,” […]

In a presidential message, Trump said that Americans “owe” the “greatest respect” to members of the armed forces, adding that their defense of the “American way of life” helps make the Super Bowl possible. “Their sacrifice is stitched into each star and every stripe of our Star-Spangled Banner,” Trump said. “We hold them in our […]

The military group American Veterans (AMVETS) says the NFL has rejected its full-page Super Bowl program ad that contained the hashtag “#PleaseStand.” The ad, with the picture a color guard holding the American flag, also included a call to donate $20 to AMVETS. The ad jumps right into the controversy surrounding NFL players kneeling during […]

In a sign that Sean “Diddy” Combs is serious about making a push to buy the Carolina Panthers, the hip-hop mogul is moving to set meetings with potential investors in hopes of shaping a prospective ownership group, two sources familiar with Combs told Yahoo Sports. Those efforts are expected to include the involvement of Colin […]

Former NFL quarterback makes surprise appearance at event that commemorates the nine-month occupation of the prison by Native American activists from 1969-1971. Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, took part Thursday in the annual Unthanksgiving Day on Alcatraz Island. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Kaepernick made a surprise appearance at the event, […]

President Trump blasted the NFL in a tweet Wednesday after a report said the league is considering keeping players in the locker room during the national anthem next year if protests continue through the rest of this season, saying that’s “almost as bad as kneeling.” “The NFL is now thinking about a new idea – […]

Colin Kaepernick has been named “Citizen of the Year” by GQ magazine, which published a feature story Monday about the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and his emergence as a polarizing figure since his decision to protest during the national anthem. Kaepernick is not quoted in the story, titled “Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced.” […]

As Americans reflected on Veterans Day weekend and some called for a boycott of the National Football League in response to player protests during the national anthem, there were no major signs of action as of the early games on Sunday. The league has faced pressure amid new outcry over the protests on social media, […]

The majority of Houston Texans players protested ahead of Sunday’s game in Seattle after ESPN The Magazine reported that owner Bob McNair said, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” during mid-October owners meetings in reference to ongoing player demonstrations during the national anthem. McNair met with players Saturday morning and expressed regret for […]