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Few NFL Players Protest During Anthem, With Only Two Kneeling

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Fewer than 10 players across the NFL yesterday "took some sort of action to protest police brutality and social injustice" during the national anthem. Only two of them-- Dolphins WRs Albert Wilson and Kenny Stills -- "kneeled while the 'Star-Spangled Banner' played." Dolphins DE Robert Quinn "raised his fist during the anthem," as did Chargers LT Russell Okung, while 49ers WR Marquise Goodwin "did the same." Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas and LB Brandon Marshall "retreated to their tunnel while the anthem payed" (AP, 9/10).

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